Terricciola

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Terricciola
coat of arms
Terricciola (Italy)
Terricciola
Country Italy
region Tuscany
province Pisa  (PI)
Coordinates 43 ° 32 '  N , 10 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 31 '32 "  N , 10 ° 40' 51"  E
height 180  m slm
surface 43 km²
Residents 4,498 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 105 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 56030
prefix 0587
ISTAT number 050036
Popular name Terricciolesi
Patron saint San Donato
(August 7th)
Website Terricciola
Panorama of Terricciola
Panorama of Terricciola

Terricciola is a municipality with 4498 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Pisa in the Italian region of Tuscany .

geography

Location of Terricciola in the province of Pisa

Terricciola is about 35 km southeast of the provincial capital Pisa and about 50 km southwest of the regional capital Florence in the hills of the Colline Pisane , between the valleys of the Cascina rivers (11 of 21 km in the municipal area). and Era (5 of 55 km in the municipal area). The place is in the climatic classification of Italian communities in Zone D, 1 819 GR / G.

Districts ( frazione ) are, in addition to the main town Terricciola, the settlements La Rosa (54 m), Morrona (190 m), Selvatelle (50 m), Soiana (146 m) and Soianella (99 m). Other important localities (Località) are Casanova (131 m), Chientina (117 m) and La Sterza (belongs largely and south of the river to Lajatico) (65 m).

Neighboring municipalities are Capannoli , Casciana Terme Lari , Chianni , Lajatico and Peccioli .

history

The current municipality of Terricciola was inhabited in Etruscan and Roman times, which is attested by several grave finds ( Tomba di Nantia , Tomba di Scannicci , Tomba del Cherubino ). In the Middle Ages the village, like some of the other present-day districts (Morrona and Soiana), was fortified and in the 12th century it belonged to the territory of the Bishops of Volterra . The name Terricciola is derived from the fortification towers (Latin turris ). In 1284 the area came under the influence of Florence , but remained controversial between the two republics until the final submission of Pisa in 1406. As a reminder, the coat of arms of Terricciola shows half a Florentine lily , the other half the Pisan cross .

Culture and sights

San Donato, main church in the center

Sights in the main town

Terricciola still shows the remains of the medieval fortifications, including a tower on the northwestern part of the former city wall. The parochial church Chiesa di San Donato is located on the highest point of the village, probably on the remains of the former keep. The church received its present form in the 19th century. Contains the work Madonna con Bambino e santi attributed to Antonio Domenico Bamberini on the rear of the facade and a Flagellazione di Cristo in the chapel Cappella del Santissimo Sacramento (17th century). The baptismal font dates from 1807, the painting of the sacristy (Madonna con Bambino) from 1409. The Villa Gherardi del Testa at the entrance to the village was built in the second half of the 17th century as a country residence for the noble Pisan family. The Oratorio della Compagnia della Santissima Annunziata is located a few meters outside the former city walls on Via Roma.

Churches outside the town center

San Bartolomeo, church in the center of Morrona
Sant'Andrea in Soiana
  • Santuario della Madonna di Monterosso (also Santuario dell'Immacolata Concezione ) - The pilgrimage church is located in the hilly landscape near Castelvecchio. The church got its present appearance after restorations in the 18th century. Inside, the dome is decorated with frescoes (Immacolata Concezione) from 1875.
  • San Bartolomeo - Church in Casanova near Selvatelle, which was significantly changed in the 19th century.
  • Badia di Santa Maria - The originally Romanesque monastery church from the 12th century in the district of Morrona was rebuilt in the 18th century.
  • San Bartolomeo - Church in the center of Morrona, which was restored in the 19th century. Contains the works of Martirio di San Bartolomeo (early 18th century) and Madonna con Bambino e santi (18th century).
  • San Martino - Church in the Selvatelle district, built in 1965.
  • Sant'Andrea - Church in the Soiana district. Was built from 1852 to replace the 13th century church that was damaged in 1846. Was completed in 1897 with the completion of the Campanile by Luigi Bellincioni. Contains an organ by Nicomede Agati from 1862.
  • San Martino - Church in the Soianella district

More Attractions

Regular events

  • Fiera di San Donato - village festival around August 7th
  • Festa dell'Uva e del Vino - Wine festival in September

economy

In the past, Terricciola lived exclusively from agriculture. Today there is also small industry (woodworking), but the most important branch of the economy is viticulture (red wines from the DOCG Chianti and Chianti Colline Pisane, as well as white wines from the DOC Bianco Pisano di San Torpè).

Sons and daughters of the church

literature

  • Emanuele Repetti: Terricciuola, Terricciola - Pava. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846). Online version of the University of Siena (pdf, Italian)

Web links

Commons : Terricciola  - 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 Cascina River , accessed on June 27, 2017 (Italian)
  3. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the River Era , accessed on June 27, 2017 (Italian)
  4. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on November 14, 2012 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
  5. ↑ Official website of the ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) for the districts 2001 in the province of Pisa, accessed on June 27, 2017 (Italian)
  6. ↑ a b c d I Luoghi della Fede.
  7. ↑ Valdera Toscana on Villa Gherardi Del Testa , accessed on June 27, 2017 (Italian)
  8. ↑ Valdera Toscana on the Church of San Bartolomeo a Morrona , accessed on June 27, 2017 (Italian)
  9. ↑ Valdera Toscana on the Ipogei di Belvedere , accessed on June 27, 2017 (Italian)