Sestino

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Sestino
coat of arms
Sestino (Italy)
Sestino
Country Italy
region Tuscany
province Arezzo  (AR)
Coordinates 43 ° 43 '  N , 12 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 42 '38 "  N , 12 ° 17' 56"  E
height 496  m slm
surface 80.46 km²
Residents 1,256 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 16 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 52038
prefix 0575
ISTAT number 051035
Popular name Sestinesi
Patron saint San Pancrazio (May 12th)
Website Sestino
The town hall (municipality) of Sestino
The town hall (municipality) of Sestino

Sestino is an Italian municipality with 1256 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Arezzo in the Tuscany region .

geography

Location of Sestino in the province of Arezzo

The community extends over around 80 km². It is located about 75 km northeast of Arezzo and 110 km east of Florence , making it the easternmost municipality in the province of Arezzo and Tuscany. The municipality is in the climatic classification of Italian municipalities in zone E, 2533 GR / G and on the rivers Foglia (9 of 11 km in the local area), Marecchia (1 of 24 km in the local area) and Bornacchio (7 of 9 km in the local area) ).

The districts include Calbuffa, Casale, Case Barboni, Colcellalto, Lucemburgo, Martigliano, Monteromano, Monterone, Motolano, Palazzi, Ponte Presale, Petrella Massana, Presciano, San Donato, Valdiceci di Sopra and Ville di Sopra.

The neighboring municipalities are Badia Tedalda , Belforte all'Isauro ( PU ), Borgo Pace (PU), Carpegna (PU), Casteldelci ( RN ), Mercatello sul Metauro (PU), Pennabilli (RN) and Piandimeleto (PU).

history

The ancient history of the place was shaped by the Etruscans , the Picenians , the Umbrians , the Senones and the Romans . In the 1st century BC Chr. The Romans began building a town with town hall, Forum, Curia and thermal baths, since the place as low in the Apennines was that the landscapes of the brands , the Tuscany and Romagna were easy to reach. In 1566, Cosimo I de 'Medici began building a fortress on the Sasso di Simone rock to protect the Duchy of Tuscany from the interests of the Dukes of Urbino . The border with the province of Pesaro and Urbino is still there today .

Attractions

  • Chiesa di San Gianni in Vecchio , church in the district of San Gianni, which was documented as early as 1297.
  • Pieve di San Pancrazio created around the 9th century, Pieve . The Romanesque apse was built in the 12th century, the sandstone altar dates from 1259, although the stele seems to be of Roman origin from 374. The facade was renewed in the 17th century.

  • The Pieve di San Pancrazio

  • In the historical center

  • The tributary of the Bornacchio (left) into the Foglia

Traditions

Every year on the last weekend in June, the Sagra della Bistecca Chianina festival takes place in Sestino in honor of the Chianina cattle breed .

literature

Web links

Commons : Sestino  - 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 May 25, 2014 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
  3. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the rivers in Sestino , accessed on May 25, 2014 (ital.)
  4. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Sestino, accessed on January 3, 2010 Archived copy ( memento of the original of February 2, 2010 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.comunedisestino.it