Soncino

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Soncino
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Soncino (Italy)
Soncino
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Cremona  (CR)
Local name Sunsì / Suncin
Coordinates 45 ° 24 '  N , 9 ° 52'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 24 '0 "  N , 9 ° 52' 0"  E
surface 45 km²
Residents 7,601 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 169 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 26029
prefix 0374
ISTAT number 019097
Popular name Soncinesi
Patron saint San Martino
Website Soncino
Soncino
Soncino

Soncino is an Italian municipality with 7601 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Cremona in Lombardy and is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy).

geography

The neighboring municipalities are Casaletto di Sopra , Cumignano sul Naviglio , Fontanella , Genivolta , Orzinuovi , Roccafranca , Ticengo , Torre Pallavicina and Villachiara .

history

On October 1st, 1259, the condottiere Ezzelino da Romano, who had long been allied with the Hohenstaufen and Frederick II (HRR) , died in Soncino . According to tradition, his body was buried “all'ombra del campanile” in the shadow of the main church.

The name and place of Soncino are forever associated with high-quality Hebrew printed matter from the earliest times. Soncino was a family of Hebrew printers who immigrated to Italy from Germany in the late 15th century, Josua Solomon Soncino, and his nephew Gerson ben Mose. They were the creators of first editions (Bible, prayer book ...) and directional editions. Pope Leo X had introduced a preliminary censorship for all printed works at the Lateran Council in 1515, but handled it liberally with regard to Hebrew writings: The Babylonian Gemara was first printed in Venice in 1523 . The Jewish publisher Gerson ben Mose Soncino also printed numerous editions of the Talmud and helped Jews who had fled Spain. This heyday went under Pope Paul III. ended in 1548.

Attractions

The Rocca Sforzesca
The Rocca Sforzesca

Soncino is a historical place that is still completely surrounded by a city wall from the 15th century. An important military building is the Rocca Sforzesca with three square and one cylindrical tower. The Rocca was renovated in the 19th century by the architect and art historian Luca Beltrami .

Other structures are:

  • the church of San Giacomo with a former Dominican convent and a leaning, partly octagonal tower.
  • the Pieve di S.Maria Assunta from the 12th century
  • the Palazzo Comunale with the Torre Civica;
  • the Casa degli Stampatori , where the first complete Hebrew Bible with vocalized text was printed in 1488 . After this tradition and the printer family of the same name, a Jewish publishing house in London and New York called itself Soncino Press ; This is also where the name of the German Soncino Society of Friends of the Jewish Book eV (1924–1937) for bibliophilia comes from .
  • the Art Deco Cinema Astor in Via Milano (currently closed)

Districts

Within the area next to the main town which are fractions Gallignano, Isengo and Villacampagna, and the dwelling places Cavagna di Sotto, Infonteno Bertoglio, Massimo, Portici, San Gabriele, San Michele and Zona Industriale.

Events

  • Every October there is a village festival around the typical "Radice di Soncino" (leaf chicory)

sons and daughters of the town

Literature on Hebrew Printing

  • EN Adler: Talmud Printing before Bomberg . In: Festschrift D. Simonsen, Copenhagen 1923.
  • AM Haberman: Ha-Madpisim Bene Soncino . Vienna 1933.

Web links

Commons : Soncino  - 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. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed July 30, 2017 (Italian).
  3. ↑ ISTAT - Dettaglio località abitate