Pontremoli

Pontremoli
Country	Italy
region	Tuscany
province	Massa-Carrara  (MS)
Coordinates	44 ° 23 '  N , 9 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 22 '34 "  N , 9 ° 52' 48"  E
height	236  m slm
surface	182.60 km²
Residents	7,099 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	39 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	54027
prefix	0187
ISTAT number	045014
Popular name	Pontremolesi
Patron saint	San Geminiano (January 31st)
Website	Pontremoli
Pontremoli, in the background the Castello del Piagnaro

Pontremoli is an Italian commune with 7099 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Massa-Carrara in the Tuscany region .

geography

Location of Pontremoli in the province of Massa-Carrara

The community extends over approx. 183 km². It is located about 160 km northwest of Florence , about 50 km northwest of Massa and 45 km northwest of Carrara in the Apuan Alps . It is the northernmost municipality in Tuscany and lies on the Magra River and the Verde and Gordana rivers . It is also on the Via Francigena . Pontremoli is characterized by great differences in altitude, the main town is 236 m above sea level, the district of Arzelato, on the other hand, at 903 m above sea level.

The districts include Arzelato, Arzengio, Barca, Baselica, Bassone, Belvedere, Braia, Bratto, Caná, Canale Scuro, Careola, Cargalla Inferiore, Cargalla Superiore, Casalina, Castangiola, Cavezzana D'Antena, Ceretoli, Cervara, Costa di Soglio, Dozzano, Gravagna Montale, Gravagna San Rocco, Grondola, Groppodalosio, Groppoli di Cavezzana D'Antena, Guinadi, La Colla, La Serra, Mignegno, Molinello, Montelungo Inferiore, Montelungo Superiore, Monti, Navola, Oppilo, Pian di Valle Pietra, , Poderi, Pollina, Ponte Teglia, Pracchiola, Prà del Prete, Previdé, Saliceto Belvedere, San Cristoforo, San Lorenzo, Santa Giustina, Scorano, Sergola, Serola, Soglio, Teglia, Toplecca di Sopra, Toplecca di Sotto, Torrano, Traverde, Valle, Versola, Veserada, Vignola and Villa Vecchia.

The neighboring municipalities are Albareto ( PR ), Berceto (PR), Borgo Val di Taro (PR), Corniglio (PR), Filattiera , Mulazzo and Zeri .

history

The Romans called the place Apua , the current name comes from the words Ponte and tremare (trembling bridge). The center developed around the Castello del Piagnaro . From Sigerich , Archbishop of Canterbury , the place was 990 in his description of the Via Francigena as Puntremel mentioned. At that time the place was a free commune, which was recognized by Friedrich Barbarossa and Friedrich II . The community was then supported by Parma and Piacenza and was in conflict with the Malaspina . The nearby Passo della Cisa mountain pass was considered the gateway to Tuscany .

Location of Pontremoli (1) as the northernmost and most distant exclave of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany from 1815 to 1847

In 1331 the community was sold by John of Luxembourg to Mastino II della Scala . Eight years later the place went to the Visconti from Milan and in 1404 to the Fieschi from Genoa , only to return to the Visconti in 1433. In 1441 the commune was part of the dowry of Bianca Maria Visconti for Francesco Sforza along with Cremona , but was reunited with the rest of the duchy with the succession of Sforza in the Duchy of Milan in 1450. Later changes of ownership in Milan did not affect the affiliation of Pontremoli, so that it was not until 1647 when the Republic of Genoa took over a new important year. In 1650 Pontremoli became part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany . In 1778, Grand Duke Leopold I granted the place the addition of Città nobile . After the Napoleonic occupation from 1805 to 1814, Pontremoli became part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany again. In 1847, in implementation of the Treaty of Florence of November 28, 1844 , Pontremoli and its territory were annexed to the Duchy of Parma , where it remained until the unification of Italy.

From 1797 to 1988 Pontremoli was the seat of a diocese of the same name, which in 1988 was united with the diocese of Massa to form the diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli . The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Popolo has been the co- cathedral of the diocese ever since . The district of Arzelato came to the municipality in 1957, before it belonged to Zeri .

Attractions

• The Dom Duomo di Pontremoli , also called Concattedrale di Santa Maria del Popolo , was built in 1630. The facade was built from 1878 to 1881 based on drawings by Vincenzo Micheli . The cathedral contains the work Nascita della Vergine by Giovanni Domenico Ferretti .
• The church Chiesa di San Giacomo al Campo was first mentioned in 1187.
• The Museo delle Statue Stele ( Stele Museum ) shows statue menhirs of the Lunigiana and is located in the Castello del Piagnaro . Among other things, several female statue menhirs can be seen .
• The Teatro della Rosa was built in 1739.

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  Castello del Piagnaro

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  In the stele museum in the castle

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  View of the city from the Castello

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  The Pontremoli Cathedral

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  View of the chancel of the cathedral

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  Teatro della Rosa

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  Porta Parma city ​​gate

Book City

The Premio Bancarella has been awarded at the end of July every year since 1953 and is an Italian literary prize. The first prize winner was Ernest Hemingway with The Old Man and the Sea , other prize winners included Umberto Eco (1989, The Foucault Pendulum ) and Frank Schätzing (2007, Tod und Teufel ). In addition, the Premio Bancarellino , a youth literature prize, and the Premio Bancarella Sport (sports book prize) are also awarded annually. Because of the literary prizes, the community is also called La città del libro (book town).

traffic

Pontremoli has a junction with the A15 motorway , also known as Autocamionale della Cisa , which runs from Parma to La Spezia . There is a train station on the Parma – La Spezia railway line.

Community partnerships

•  Morières-lès-Avignon , Vaucluse department , France
•  Noto , Sicily , Italy
•  Trenčianske Teplice , Slovakia

Personalities

• Carlo Chiarlo (1881–1964), cardinal
• Enrico Albertosi (* 1939), football player
• Ugo Colombo (1940–2019), racing cyclist - lived in Pontremoli for over 40 years

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality of Pontremoli

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ comuni-italiani.it: Comune di Pontremoli , accessed on August 2, 2019
3. ^ Associazione Via Francigena, accessed on February 28, 2010 [1]
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Storia - Official website of the municipality on the history of Pontremolis , accessed on August 2, 2019
5. ^ Lunigiana.net: Storia di Pontremoli , accessed on February 28, 2010
6. ↑ treccani.it: Pontremoli , accessed on August 2, 2019
7. ^ In Toscana, accessed on February 28, 2010 [2]
8. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Pontremoli, accessed on February 28, 2010 [3]
9. ^ Associazione Via Francigena, accessed October 12, 2011

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