Terranuova Bracciolini

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Terranuova Bracciolini
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Terranuova Bracciolini (Italy)
Terranuova Bracciolini
Country Italy
region Tuscany
province Arezzo  (AR)
Coordinates 43 ° 33 '  N , 11 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 33 '11 "  N , 11 ° 35' 22"  E
height 156  m slm
surface 85.37 km²
Residents 12,259 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 144 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 52028
prefix 0575
ISTAT number 051039
Popular name Terranuovesi
Patron saint Sant'Antonio da Padova (June 13th)
Website Terranuova Bracciolini municipality
Panorama of Terranuova Bracciolini
Panorama of Terranuova Bracciolini

Terranuova Bracciolini is a municipality with 12,259 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Arezzo in the Tuscany region in Italy .

geography

Location of Terranuova Bracciolini in the province of Arezzo

The community extends over around 85  km² . It is located about 25 km northwest of the provincial capital Arezzo and 35 km southeast of the regional capital Florence on the Arno and in the upper Arno valley ( Valdarno superiore ). Other important bodies of water in the municipality are the Torrenti Ascione (every 8 km in the municipality) and Ciuffenna (11 of 22 km in the municipality). The place is in the climatic classification of Italian municipalities in zone D, 1971 GR / G

The districts ( frazioni ) include Campogialli (253  m , approx. 250 inhabitants), Castiglione Ubertini (250 m, approx. 20 inhabitants), Cicogna (254 m, approx. 300 inhabitants), Malva-Nuova-Squarcia (303 m, approx. 125 inhabitants), Montemarciano (252 m, approx. 180 inhabitants), Penna (202 m, approx. 600 inhabitants), Persignano (250 m, approx. 100 inhabitants), Piantravigne (255 m, approx. 140 inhabitants), Tasso (251 m, approx. 50 inhabitants), Traiana (276 m, approx. 100 inhabitants), Treggiaia (196 m, approx. 50 inhabitants) and Ville (155 m, approx. 430 inhabitants).

The neighboring municipalities are Castelfranco Piandiscò , Castiglion Fibocchi , Laterina Pergine Valdarno , Loro Ciuffenna , Montevarchi and San Giovanni Valdarno .

history

At first the place was called Castel Santa Maria and was created from 1337 to 1348 by the Florentines as terra murata (fortified place) based on the model of Scarperia and Firenzuola . The name affix Bracciolini has been used since 1862 in honor of Poggio Bracciolini . During the Second World War, the place suffered considerable damage. All four city gates, Porta Fiorentina, Porta Ciuffenna, Porta Campana (San Pietro) and Porta Campana (San Niccolò), were lost.

Attractions

The Arcipretura di Santa Maria Bambina church, the main church in the town center
City walls of the place
The church of San Biagio ai Mori , town center
  • Arcipretura di Santa Maria , also Santa Maria Bambina , main church in the center. The church was built from 1337 and was under the Pieve di San Pietro a Gropina until 1443. Then it became an independent Pieve .
  • Chiesa di San Biagio ai Mori , church in the center from the 14th century.
  • San Donato in Ganghereta , church in the town center. Originated in 1933 from the Church of San Niccolò.
  • San Benedetto , church in the center from the 17th century.
  • Chiesa della Misericordia , church in the town center.
  • Chiesa di San Bartolomeo al Pozzo , church in the center from the 14th century. Contains a work by Gregorio Pagani ( Crocifissione con la Madonna ei Santi Bartolomeo, Nicola e Agata )
  • Santa Maria a Pernina , church and santuario just outside the city walls. Made in the 14th century.
  • Convento di Ganghereto , outside the city walls, built in the 18th century on a much older Franciscan convent.
  • Santa Maria in Campo Arsiccio , pilgrimage church near the district of Campogialli.
  • Sant'Agnese , church in the center of the Campogialli district.
  • Santa Croce e Santo Stefano , church in the Penna district.
  • Santi Fabiano e Sebastiano , church in the Traiana district.
  • Santi Filippo e Giacomo , church in the Tasso district.
  • Santa Maria a Montelungo , church in Montelungo.

traffic

Sons and daughters of the church

Community partnerships

literature

Web links

Commons : Terranuova Bracciolini  - 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. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the rivers in Terranuova Bracciolini , accessed on November 2, 2016 (Italian)
  3. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on November 2, 2016 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
  4. ↑ Official website of the ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on the districts and population figures 2001 in the province of Arezzo, accessed on November 2, 2016 (Italian)
  5. ↑ Emanuele Repetti: TERRANUOVA, o TERRA NUOVA, già CASTEL S. MARIA nel Val d'Arno superiore.
  6. ↑ Touring Club Italiano: Toscana.
  7. ↑ Website of the municipality on the history of the place , accessed on April 25, 2014 (Italian)
  8. ↑ Website of the congregation on the Church of Santa Maria , accessed on April 25, 2014 (Italian)
  9. ^ Website of the parish for the Church of San Biagio ai Mori , accessed on April 25, 2014 (Italian)
  10. ↑ a b c d I Luoghi della Fede (Arezzo / Valdarno superiore), website of the Tuscany region , accessed on November 3, 2016 (Italian)
  11. ^ Website of the parish on the church of San Bartolomeo al Pozzo , accessed on April 25, 2014 (Italian)