Piazza al Serchio

Piazza al Serchio
Country	Italy
region	Tuscany
province	Lucca  (LU)
Coordinates	44 ° 11 ′  N , 10 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 11 ′ 0 ″  N , 10 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  E
height	536  m slm
surface	27 km²
Residents	2,225 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	82 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	55035
prefix	0583
ISTAT number	046023
Popular name	Piazzini
Patron saint	Simon Peter and Paul of Tarsus (Santi Pietro e Paolo) (June 29)
Website	Municipality of Piazza al Serchio
Panorama from Piazza al Serchio

Piazza al Serchio is an Italian municipality in the province of Lucca in Tuscany with 2225 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

Location of Piazza al Serchio in the province of Lucca

The place is located in the Garfagnana countryside about 42 km northwest of the provincial capital Lucca and about 90 km northwest of the regional capital Florence . The place is in the Archdiocese of Lucca and in the climatic classification of Italian communities in Zone E, 2 764 GG. In the southern local area, the tributaries of the Serchio (the Serchio di Gramolazzo (also Fosso di Gramolazzo , Serchio di Minucciano or di San Michele ) coming from the west and the Serchio di Sillano (also Serchio di Soraggio ) coming from the north) unite , the 6 km spends in the municipality.

The place consists of several scattered small villages (Comune sparso) in the Upper Serchio Valley . The districts are Borsigliana (735 m, approx. 70 inhabitants), Cogna (663 m, approx. 100 inhabitants), Colognola (595 m, approx. 120 inhabitants), Gragnana (611 m, approx. 170 inhabitants), Livignano (689 m) m, approx. 40 inhabitants), Nicciano (591 m, approx. 150 inhabitants), Petrognano (471 m, approx. 120 inhabitants), Petrognola (666 m, approx. 70 inhabitants), Sant'Anastasio (688 m, approx. 150 inhabitants), San Donnino (538 m, approx. 170 inhabitants), San Michele and Lustano (645 m, approx. 50 inhabitants). San Michele is led with Piazza al Serchio as the main town, which is 536 m and has about 1100 inhabitants.

The neighboring municipalities are Camporgiano , Minucciano , San Romano in Garfagnana and Sillano Giuncugnano .

history

The name means place on the Serchio and goes back to a place where in the Middle Ages, around the 8th century, markets were held for the surrounding villages and castles. Until the 19th century the place was called Pieve di Castelvecchio , after a partially preserved fortress just south of the Pieve (Località Sala). This protected the passes to the north and west in the Middle Ages. The lords of the place were the Conti di Piazza e Sala , which consisted of the bishops of Lucca, the Cattani di Versilia and the Malaspina , but were religiously subordinate to the Bishop of Luni .

Attractions

The Pieve San Pietro

Castelvecchio di Sala, view from the castle ruins in south direction

Borgo and San Michele Bridge

The church of Santa Maria Assunta in Borsigliano

• Pieve di San Pietro , Pieve and main church in Piazza al Serchio. Was by Pope Eugene III. Mentioned in the 12th century as San Pietro di Castello and served as the church of Castelvecchio Castle.
• Rocca di Castelvecchio , also called Castelvecchio di Sala or Castello di Sala , castle ruins that were destroyed in the 15th century. As Castellum Garfagnanae, it was one of the four defensive castles that are said to have been built under Narses .
• Chiesa di San Michele , church in the district of San Michele from the late 13th century.
• Ponte San Michele , bridge in the district of San Michele (13th century).
• Santa Maria Assunta , church in Borsigliana. Was mentioned in 1020 by Heinrich II in the diploma Monumenta Germaniae Historica. Contains a triptych by Pietro da Talada (15th century).
• San Leonardo , church in Cogna, mentioned in 1297.
• Santa Margherita , newer church in Gragnana.
• Santa Margherita , church ruins near the castle of Gragnana.
• San Rocco , church in Gragnana.
• San Giovanni Battista , church in Livignano. Was restored in 1828.
• San Matteo , church in Nicciano (mentioned 1390).
• San Biagio , church in Petrognano. Was first mentioned in the 10th century and expanded on the south side between 1805 and 1838, as the north side is restricted by the rock. The campanile is not adjacent to the building and was restored in 2011.
• Sant'Anastasio , church in Sant'Anastasio built in 1791 over an older church.
• San Donnino , church in San Donnino.

traffic

• The place has the stop in Piazza al Serchio on the Aulla Lunigiana – Lucca railway line .
• Strada statale 445 della Garfagnana runs through the municipality . It connects Strada Statale 12 dell'Abetone e del Brennero (Borgo a Mozzano) with Strada statale 63 del Valico del Cerreto ( Fivizzano ) and the Passo di Pradarena . Parts of the path are on a variant of the Via Clodia .
• Piazza al Serchio is on the pilgrimage route Via del Volto Santo .

literature

• Emanuele Repetti: PIAZZA DI GARFAGNANA nella Valle superiore del Serchio. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846). Online edition of the University of Siena (PDF, Italian)
• Touring Club Italiano : Toscana. Milan 2003, ISBN 88-365-2767-1 , p. 221.

Web links

Commons : Piazza al Serchio  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Piazza al Serchio
• Piazza al Serchio near Tuttitalia
• Website of the Pro Loco Piazza al Serchio
• Contado Lucchese to Piazza al Serchio

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on April 27, 2015 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Official website of the municipality of Piazza al Serchio on the history of the place , accessed on January 1, 2018 (Italian)
4. ↑ ^{a b c d} Emanuele Repetti: PIAZZA DI GARFAGNANA nella Valle superiore del Serchio.
5. ↑ ^{a b} Contado Lucchese
6. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the rivers in Piazza al Serchio , accessed on April 27, 2015 (Italian)
7. ↑ Official website of ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on 2001 population figures in the province of Lucca, accessed on May 10, 2015 (Italian)
8. ↑ Arcidiocesi di Lucca on the Church of San Pietro apostolo in Piazza al Serchio , website of the Archdiocese of Lucca , accessed on January 1, 2018 (Italian)
9. ↑ Castelli Toscani zu Castelvecchio , accessed on January 1, 2018 (Italian)
10. ↑ Chiese italiane : Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo <San Michele, Piazza al Serchio> , accessed on January 1, 2018 (Italian)
11. ↑ Luccaterre.it for the Ponte di San Michele bridge , accessed on December 30, 2017 (Italian)
12. ↑ Borsigliana and the Church of Santa Maria Assunta , accessed on December 31, 2017 (Italian)
13. ↑ Chiese italiane : Chiesa di San Leonardo <Cogna, Piazza al Serchio> , accessed on January 1, 2018 (Italian)
14. ^ Arcidiocesi di Lucca on the Church of San Giovanni Battista in Livignano , website of the Archdiocese of Lucca, accessed on December 31, 2017 (Italian)
15. ^ Chiese italiane : Chiesa di San Matteo Apostolo ed Evangelista <Nicciano, Piazza al Serchio> , accessed on January 1, 2018 (Italian)
16. ↑ Chiese italiane : Chiesa di San Biagio <Petrognano, Piazza al Serchio> , accessed on January 1, 2018 (Italian)
17. ↑ Pro Loco Piazza al Serchio to Sant'Anastasio ( Memento of the original from January 3, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 1, 2018 (Italian)