Ponte a Cappiano

Ponte a Cappiano is a district of Fucecchio in the metropolitan city of Florence , Tuscany region in Italy .

The Ponte a Cappiano bridge

geography

It is located 3.7 km northwest of the capital Fucecchio and 39 km west of the provincial capital Florence on the Via Francigena (here in the section Via Lucchese ) to Altopascio at 18  meters above sea level . The Usciana Canal flows through the village and later joins the Arno south of Ponte a Cappiano .

history

The place was first documented in 766 by the Archbishop of Lucca , who mentioned the now defunct Pieve di Cappiano (also called Pieve di San Pietro ). The place was also documented as Aqua Nigra ( black water ) by Sigeric the Serious on his way from Rome to Canterbury in the year 994. The name black water refers to the color of the canal, which the water of the marshes of Fucecchio ( Padule di Fucecchio ) to the mouth of the Arno near Pontedera . At that time the first bridge over the Usciana seemed to have been in place, a short time later this was expanded and a mill was added. A pilgrim hospital run by the Cavalieri Ospedalieri di Altopascio was also built . Badia Vallombrosana Abbey was founded in the 12th century and existed until the 18th century. In 1266 the place was taken by Pisa and a short time later by Lucca . In 1281 the place surrendered to Fucecchio, since 1309 it has been a district. The bridge was destroyed by troops from Lucca in 1325 and rebuilt by the Fiorentines. The current bridge was built between February 1550 and April 1551 at the instigation of Cosimo I de 'Medici . Davide Fortini and Nicolò Pericoli ( called Tribolo ) were responsible as architects and hydraulic engineers . The bridge was severely damaged in World War II . The full restoration did not take place until 2000.

Attractions

• Ponte mediceo Fortified bridge over the Usciana Canal
• Villa La Palagina building from the 16th century with an Italian garden

literature

• Emanuele Repetti: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana. Online edition of the University of Siena on Ponte a Cappiano
• Touring Club Italiano : Firenze. Milan 2007, ISBN 978-88-365-4345-8 , p. 735.

Web links

Commons : Ponte a Cappiano  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Fucecchio in Ponte a Cappiano
• Website of the Associazione Il Ponte Mediceo in Ponte a Cappiano

Individual evidence

1. ^ Website from Fucecchio online about Cappiano, accessed on February 5, 2012 (ital.)
2. ^ Biography of Davide Fortini in the Dizinario Biografico degli Italiani, accessed on February 5, 2012 (ital.)
3. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Fucecchio zur Ponte mediceo, accessed on February 5, 2012 (ital.)
4. ^ Giuliano Valdes: Le Terre di Leonardo e Boccaccio Felici Editore, Pisa 2004, ISBN 88-88327-58-4 , p. 94.

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Coordinates: 43 ° 45 '  N , 10 ° 46'  E