San Godenzo
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| Country | Italy | |
| region | Tuscany | |
| Metropolitan city | Florence (FI) | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 55 ' N , 11 ° 37' E | |
| height | 404 m slm | |
| surface | 99 km² | |
| Residents | 1,094 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km² | |
| Post Code | 50060 | |
| prefix | 055 | |
| ISTAT number | 048039 | |
| Popular name | Sangodenzini | |
| Patron saint | San Gaudenzio | |
| Website | San Godenzo | |
 Panorama of San Godenzo |
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San Godenzo is an Italian municipality with 1094 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Florence in Tuscany .
geography
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San Godenzo is located about 50 km northeast of Florence in the mountains of the Apennines , on the border province of Forlì-Cesena ( Emilia-Romagna ), represented here by the mountain pass Passo del Muraglione (907 vertical meters is completed). The road to Emilia-Romagna leads here via the SS 67 state road. The sparsely populated municipality comprises an area on the northern foothills of Monte Falterona , east of the Sieve Valley . About a third of the territory belongs to the Foreste Casentinesi National Park . The place belongs to the administrative community Comunità montana Montagna Fiorentina and lies on the river of the same name, San Godenzo . In the climatic classification of Italian municipalities, the place belongs to Zone E, 2891 GG.
In addition to the village of San Godenzo, the municipality also includes the districts ( Frazioni ) Casale, Castagneto, Castagno d'Andrea (the highest settlement, 725 m), Cavallino, Petrognano and San Bavello.
The neighboring municipalities are Dicomano , Londa , Marradi , Portico e San Benedetto ( FC ), Premilcuore (FC), Santa Sofia (FC) and Pratovecchio Stia .
history
San Godenzo came into being with the foundation of the Benedictine abbey around 1028. In the late Middle Ages the territory belonged to the Counts Guidi and came under the rule of Florence in 1344 (San Godenzo and San Bavello) and 1366 (Castagno).
After the Italian unification in 1861, the place grew from approx. 3400 inhabitants to approx. 4100 (1911). Thereafter, the population fell continuously until 1991, when about 1100 inhabitants were counted.
The main town of San Godenzo was on the Gothic line and was almost completely destroyed by German troops when they withdrew in 1944.
Culture and sights
Churches
- Abbazia di San Gaudenzio - The Benedictine abbey in the center of San Godenzo was founded around 1028 by the Bishop of Fiesole Jacopo il Bavaro . The three-aisled Romanesque church was consecrated in 1070. It contains a winged altar (1333)attributed to Bernardo Daddi and works by Baccio da Montelupo (wooden statue of Saint Sebastian) and Franciabigio ( Annunciazione ).
- Chiesa di Santa Maria all'Eremo - The church was first mentioned in 1021.
- Chiesa di San Martino - The church in Castagno d'Andrea dates from 1840. After it was completely destroyed in the Second World War, it was rebuilt and contains an apse fresco by Pietro Annigoni .
- Chiesa di San Niccolò - Church in the Casale district
- Pieve di San Babila - The church in San Bavello was first mentioned in 1103. It was destroyed in an earthquake in 1919 and erected in its present form between 1920 and 1924.
- Chiesa di San Giorgio - The Church of Petrognano was rebuilt in 1938 after the 1919 earthquake.
- Chiesa di Santa Maria a Ficciana - Church between Casale and Castagno d'Andrea, which was mentioned as early as 1276 and is of older origin
Personalities
The renaissance painter Andrea del Castagno (around 1418-1457) was born in Castagno, now called Castagno d'Andrea after him.
literature
- Emanuele Repetti: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana Online edition of the University of Siena on the municipality of San Godenzo
- Touring Club Italiano : Firenze. Milan 2007, ISBN 978-88-365-4345-8 , p. 650 f.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ Official website of the parish of San Godenzo on the churches, accessed on March 12, 2012 (Italian) ( Memento of the original of August 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
