Poggibonsi

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Poggibonsi
coat of arms
Poggibonsi (Italy)
Poggibonsi
Country Italy
region Tuscany
province Siena  (SI)
Coordinates 43 ° 28 '  N , 11 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 28 '0 "  N , 11 ° 9' 0"  E
height 116  m slm
surface 70 km²
Residents 28,959 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 414 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 53036
prefix 0577
ISTAT number 052022
Popular name Bonizzesi, Poggibonsesi
Patron saint San Lucchese (April 28)
Website Poggibonsi
Panorama of Poggibonsi
Panorama of Poggibonsi

Poggibonsi ( old Tuscan : Poggibonizzi ) is an Italian city ​​with 28,959 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in Tuscany . It is located in the province of Siena , in the Chianti region between Siena and Florence .

geography

Location of the municipality of Poggibonsi in the province of Siena

The city extends over 70 km². It is 35 km south of the regional capital of Florence and 23 km northwest of the provincial capital of Siena on the northern border of the two administrative units (Province of Siena and Metropolitan City of Florence ) in the climatic classification of Italian municipalities in Zone D, 1,984 GR / G. The rivers Elsa (11 km) and Staggia (15 km) flow through the village and meet just west of the town center. Poggibonsi is located in the Elsatal (Val d'Elsa) area and extends as far as the foothills of the Chianti hills, where viticulture and agriculture are very widespread. The place is also on the Via Francigena . The parish churches belong to the Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino (with the exception of San Giorgio).

The districts of Bellavista (135 m, approx. 1300 inhabitants) and Staggia Senese belong to Poggibonsi . Other places (località) are Castiglioni (146 m, over 100 inhabitants), Fontana (238 m, over 100 inhabitants) and Lecchi (Lecchi di Staggia, 233 m, over 100 inhabitants).

The neighboring municipalities are Barberino Tavarnelle ( FI ), Castellina in Chianti , Colle di Val d'Elsa , Monteriggioni and San Gimignano .

history

From a geological point of view, the Poggibonsi area was newly formed in the Tertiary and especially in the Pliocene . The first finds of a human appearance are prehistorically Neolithic . The most important, however, go back to the Etruscan and Roman times, as testified by the numerous small necropolises scattered in front of the village near the Colli (dt. Hills) to the north and north-east, of which, among other things, the largest number comes from Attic ceramics throughout the Val d'Elsa.

Many toponyms have their origins in the distant past, such as B. Talciona, where Marturi (Maris) is the Etruscan name for Mars or Mars-Turan. The names of Luco, Megognano, Gavignano, Cedda, Cinciano, Sornano and Gaggiano are of Roman origin. Many street names have the same origin.

The present place was founded in the 10th century under the name Borgo di Marte (later Borgo di Marturi ) as a Borgo below the castle and abbey Castello della Badia , which is located on the hill Poggio Marturi . In the middle of the 12th century, the new city was built on the hill Poggiobonizio (named after Bonizzo Segni, a local ruler), which was located above the present day on the site of the Fortezza medicea di Poggio Imperiale. Due to alliances with the Ghibelline Siena, the place near Florence fell out of favor. So the place was completely destroyed in November 1270 by Fiorentine and French troops under the leadership of Guy de Montfort and the population was forced to settle again in Borgo Marturi. With the enlargement of the place an approx. 1 km long city wall with four city gates arose, which are no longer available today. After the Peace of Fucecchio on July 12, 1293, the place belonged again to the area of ​​Florence and remained there until the Napoleonic occupation. Then the place became a municipality in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany .

Attractions

In the main town

Chiesa di San Lorenzo
Fortezza medicea di Poggio Imperiale
The Fonte delle Fate fountain
  • Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta , also Prepositura or Propositura di Santa Maria Assunta , main church in the town center, which was rebuilt in 1860. Contains a baptismal font from 1341, the Resurrezione work by Francesco Botticini and an organ by Antonio and Filippo Tronci from 1775.
  • San Lorenzo , church in the center from the 14th century.
  • Castello della Badia (also called Castello di Poggio Marturi or Borgo Marturi ). The castle and the Abbazia di San Michele Arcangelo a Marturi (Badia) abbey were built in the 10th century.
  • Castello della Magione , fortification just outside the town center.
  • Convento di San Lucchese , 13th century convent. Contains the work Storie di Santo Stefano by Cennino Cennini (fresco circle), the frescoes Martirio di Sant'Andrea and San Nicola di Bari by Bartolo di Fredi and the Moltiplicazione dei pani , fresco by Gerino da Pistoia (1513).
  • Fortezza di Poggio Imperiale , fortress built between 1488 and 1511 by Giuliano da Sangallo on behalf of the Medici .
  • La Fonte delle Fate (formerly Fontana di Vallepiatta ), fountain from the early 13th century that belonged to and adjoins the old castle. Due to the new castle (Fortezza Imperiale) the well was filled with soil and was not rediscovered until 1803. The construction is attributed to Balugano da Crema.
  • Santuario di Romituzzo , sanctuary built around 1460 at the will of Antonio degli Adimari. Built on the site of the Madonna della neve tabernacle .

Outside

Santa Lucia a Bolzano
Sant'Antonio al Bosco
San Donato a Gavignano
  • Nostra Signora di Lourdes , church in the Bellavista district, 1970s.
  • Santa Lucia a Bolzano (older also Santa Lucia a Bolsano ), church in the Località Case Bolzano near Staggia Senese. The church was mentioned in 1446 by Pope Eugene IV .
  • Sant'Antonio al Bosco , church on the border with Monteriggioni ( Pian del Casone ). Originated in the 13th century.
  • Santa Maria Maddalena , church in Castiglioni (Castiglioni Alto), which was built in the 14th century.
  • San Pietro a Cedda , church near Cedda, which was mentioned as early as 1046 and was rebuilt in the 12th century. Contains paintings and frescoes from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries.
  • San Donato a Gavignano , church near Gavignano. First mentioned in 998.
  • Santa Maria Assunta , Church in Lecchi (Lecchi di Staggia), church built in the 16th century.
  • San Martino , church in Luco, first mentioned in 983.
  • Castello di Strozzavolpe , a castle just north of Luco.
  • San Pietro a Megognano , church in Megognano that was built in the 12th century.
  • Sant'Andrea , today Chiesa di San Rocco (also San Rocco a Papaiano or earlier Sant'Andrea a Papaiano ), behind the hamlet of Mocarello on the hill of Papaiano, church from the first half of the 12th century. Contains the work Madonna col Bambino e Santi (1492) attributed to Filippo di Antonio Filippelli .
  • San Lorenzo , church in the Località Pian dei Campi, first mentioned in 1130.
  • San Bartolomeo ai Pini , church ruins in the Località Pini near Bellavista and Staggia Senese. Attributed to the 12th century due to the same construction as San Giovanni in Jerusalem at the Castello della Magione.
  • San Giorgio , church in the Località San Giorgio (also San Giorgio a Cinciano , San Giorgio a Vitiano or San Giorgo Vecchio ). The church is located in the area of ​​the Archdiocese of Florence and was built in 1860, replacing the older one in San Giorgio Vecchio. Contains a wooden cross from the 17th century and the canvas painting Madonna col Bambino .
  • Castello di Staggia Senese , castle in the district of Staggia Senese from the 11th century .
  • Santa Maria Assunta , church in Staggia Senese known since 994.
  • Chiesa della Misericordia , church in Staggia Senese, which was built in the 15th century and is adjacent to the church of Santa Maria Assunta on the left. Was restored in 1928.
  • Santa Maria a Talciona , church in Talciona, first mentioned in 1156.

economy

The place is an important industrial location, in the vicinity of which furniture , vases and glasses are produced. There is also a strong construction industry .

traffic

  • Poggibonsi has two junctions (Poggibonsi Nord and Poggibonsi Sud) with the RA3 , a dual carriageway from Siena to Florence, and is located on the historic Via Francigena .
  • Poggibonsi train station is on the Siena- Empoli railway line , with direct connections to Florence.

Sports

The local soccer club US Poggibonsi played two seasons third-rate from 1946 to 1948 and a total of 36 seasons fourth-rate, most recently several years in the fourth-rate professional leagues Serie C2 (1988 to 1995, 2000 to 2003 and 2005 to 2008), Lega Pro Seconda Divisione ( 2008 to 2014) and Series D (2014 to 2017). The club has been playing in the fifth-class Eccellenza since 2017 .

Community partnerships

Poggibonsi has had community partnerships with Werne in North Rhine-Westphalia and Marcq-en-Barœul in France since 2000 .

sons and daughters of the town

  • San Lucchese (Lucchese da Poggibonsi ( Ordo Franciscanus Saecularis ), * around 1181 in Poggibonsi - † April 28, 1260 ibid.), Clergyman
  • Beato Davanzato (around 1200 in Poggibonsi - † July 7, 1295), monk of the Franciscan Community
  • Nicholas of Poggibonsi (Niccolò da Poggibonsi), documented from 1310 to 1320, monk of the Franciscan Community and author of the book Libro d'Oltramare
  • Benedetto Bacci (actually Mattia Bacci, born September 13, 1591 in Poggibonsi - † May 2, 1658 in Prato ), clergyman
  • Luigi Fracassini (1733–1796) composer and violinist in Bamberg
  • Francesco Costantino Marmocchi (1805-1858), geographer
  • Gaetano Pieraccini (1864–1957), doctor and politician
  • Alberto Bettiol (* 1993), racing cyclist
  • Irene Siragusa (* 1993), sprinter

literature

Web links

Commons : Poggibonsi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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 1, 2013 (Italian) (PDF; 322 kB)
  3. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the rivers in Poggibonsi , accessed on April 1, 2013 (Italian)
  4. ^ A b Touring Club Italiano: Toscana.
  5. ^ Official website of ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on 2001 population figures in the province of Siena, accessed on August 26, 2017 (Italian)
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  9. ^ Ovidio Guaita: Le Ville della Toscana. Newton & Compton Editori, Rome 1997, ISBN 88-8183-787-0 , p. 345 ff.
  10. ↑ Castelli Toscani for the fortress of Poggibonsi , accessed on September 3, 2017 (Italian)
  11. ↑ Ecomuseo Val d'Elsa on the Fonte delle Fate fountain , accessed on August 28, 2017 (Italian)
  12. ↑ Il Tirreno on the Church of Nostra Signora di Lourdes in Bellavista, accessed on November 2, 2017 (Italian), with ill.
  13. ^ Emanuele Repetti: S. Lucia a Bolsano. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846). (Online edition of the University of Siena, accessed October 31, 2017, in Italian)
  14. ↑ Il Tirreno on the Church of Sant'Antonio al Bosco, accessed on September 2 (Italian), with ill.
  15. ↑ Il Tirreno on the Church of Santa Maria Maddalena in Castiglioni, accessed on September 28, 2017 (Italian), with ill.
  16. ↑ Il Tirreno on the Church of San Donato a Gavignano, accessed on September 3 (Italian), with ill.
  17. ↑ Il Tirreno on the Church of Santa Maria Assunta in Lecchi, accessed on August 28, 2017 (Italian), with illus.
  18. ↑ Il Tirreno on the Church of San Martino a Luco, accessed on September 28, 2017 (Italian), with ill.
  19. ^ Ovidio Guaita: Le Ville della Toscana. Newton & Compton Editori, Rome 1997, ISBN 88-8183-787-0 , p. 412 ff.
  20. ↑ Il Tirreno on the Church of San Pietro a Megognano, accessed on September 28, 2017 (Italian), with illus.
  21. ↑ Poggio Imperiale - Il territorio - Pian dei Campi , website of the Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche e dei Beni Culturali of the University of Siena, accessed on November 2, 2017 (Italian)
  22. ↑ Marcello Pacciani: Poggibonsi e dintorni. Chiesa di San Bartolomeo ai Pini (direct link to the Church of San Bartolomeo ai Pini, with images of the still intact church), accessed on November 1, 2017 (Italian)
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  24. ^ Website of the Archdiocese of Florence on the Church of San Giorgio , accessed on November 2, 2017 (Italian)
  25. ↑ Il Tirreno on the Chiesa della Misericordia in Staggia Senese, accessed on September 28, 2017 (Italian), with illus.
  26. ^ Official website of Poggibonsi: Dieci anni di gemellaggio: Poggibonsi festeggia insieme alle città amichè . Comunicato del 10/05/2010, accessed on September 3, 2017 (Italian)
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  29. ↑ Anna Benvenuti Papi: DAVANZATO (Avanzato, Nevanzaio). in: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani , Volume 33 (1987)
  30. ↑ Sergio Gensini: Niccolò da Poggibonsi. in: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 78 (2013)
  31. ↑ Benedetto Mattia Bacci at Santi e Beati , santiebeati.it, accessed on September 3, 2017 (Italian)
  32. ↑ Gabriele Paolini: Marmocchi, Francesco Costantino. in: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 70 (2008)
  33. ↑ Pieraccini Gaetano in the Sistema Informativo Unificato per le Soprintendenze Archivistiche (SIUSA), accessed on September 3 (Italian)