Villa Collemandina

Villa Collemandina
Country	Italy
region	Tuscany
province	Lucca (LU)
Coordinates	44 ° 10 ′ N , 10 ° 24 ′ E Coordinates: 44 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ N , 10 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ E
height	549 m slm
surface	34.81 km²
Residents	1,268 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	36 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	55030
prefix	0583
ISTAT number	046035
Popular name	Villesi
Patron saint	San Sisto and Santa Margherita (August 6th)
Website	Villa Collemandina
	; Panorama from Villa Collemandina

Villa Collemandina is an Italian municipality with 1268 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Lucca in the Tuscany region .

geography

Location of the municipality of Villa Collemandina in the province of Lucca

The place is about 36 km north of the provincial capital Lucca and about 80 km northwest of the regional capital Florence in the landscape of the Garfagnana . The districts are at heights between 549 m and 1600 m and extend over an area of 34.81 km². The mean population density is around 39 inhabitants / km². Collemandina is in the climatic classification of Italian municipalities in Zone E, 2 792 GG. The most important body of water in the municipality is the Torrente Corfino , which spends 9 of its 12 km in the municipality and later flows into the Serchio .

The municipality consists of the main town Villa Collemandina (approx. 140 inhabitants) and the six districts or villages ( Italian : Frazioni ) Canigiano (641 m, approx. 90 inhabitants), Corfino (820 m, approx. 450 inhabitants), Magnano (574 m, approx. 90 inhabitants), Pianacci (580 m, approx. 140 inhabitants), Massa (827 m, approx. 140 inhabitants) and Sassorosso (993 m, approx. 50 inhabitants).

The neighboring municipalities are Castiglione di Garfagnana , Pieve Fosciana , San Romano in Garfagnana , Sillano Giuncugnano and Villa Minozzo ( RE ).

history

The place was first documented in 1168 in a document from Pope Alexander III. The place was almost completely destroyed in the earthquake of 1920.

Attractions

The Chiesa dei Santi Sisto e Margherita in Villa Collemandina

The Chiesa di San Lorenzo in Corfino

Chiesa dei Santi Sisto e Margherita , medieval parish church from the 12th century with a cloister from the 14th century, which was the only building in the surrounding area to survive the earthquake of 1920 unscathed. Only the campanile was damaged and rebuilt in 1926. The church is in the main town.
Lago di Villa (Lago di Villa Collemandina), reservoir of the Torrente Corfino approx. 1 km west of the main town. The dam has a height of 37.50 m.
Chiesa di San Lorenzo , church in the district of Corfino, which was first mentioned in 1168. Was destroyed by the Antelminelli in 1370 and rebuilt in 1373.
Santuario della Madonna del Perpetuo Soccorso , sanctuary in the district of Corfino. Dated 1635 and contains the work Madonna col Bambino by Pietro di Talata (created around 1475/1490).
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta , church in the Magnano district. First documented in 899.
Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo , church in the district of Sassorosso, which was mentioned as early as 1168.

Population development

literature

Emanuele Repetti: VILLA COLLEMANDINA, o COLLEMANDRINA della GARFAGNANA nella valle superiore del Serchio. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846), online edition of the University of Siena (pdf, Italian)
Touring Club Italiano : Toscana. Milan 2003, ISBN 88-365-2767-1 , p. 219.

Web links

Commons : Villa Collemandina - collection of images, videos and audio files

Homepage of the municipality (Italian)

Individual evidence

↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on February 7, 2016 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the rivers in Villa Collemandina , accessed on February 7, 2016 (Italian)
↑ Official website of the ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on the districts and population figures 2001 in the province of Lucca, accessed on February 7, 2016 (Italian)
↑ Emanuele Repetti: VILLA COLLEMANDINA, o COLLEMANDRINA della GARFAGNANA nella valle superiore del Serchio.
↑ Touring Club Italiano: Toscana.
↑ Contado lucchese for the Chiesa dei Santi Sisto e Margherita in Villa Collemandina, accessed on February 8, 2016 (Italian)
↑ Diga di Villa Collemandina. Website Geopaesaggi della Toscana of the University of Siena
^ Arcidiocesi di Lucca , website of the Archdiocese of Lucca on the Church of San Lorenzo in Corfino, accessed on February 8, 2016 (Italian)
^ Arcidiocesi di Lucca , website of the Archdiocese of Lucca on the church of Santa Maria Assunta in Magnano, accessed on February 8, 2016 (Italian)
^ Arcidiocesi di Lucca , website of the Archdiocese of Lucca on the Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Sassorosso, accessed on February 8, 2016 (Italian)

[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 February 7, 2016 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)

[3] Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the rivers in Villa Collemandina , accessed on February 7, 2016 (Italian)

[4] Official website of the ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on the districts and population figures 2001 in the province of Lucca, accessed on February 7, 2016 (Italian)

[5] Emanuele Repetti: VILLA COLLEMANDINA, o COLLEMANDRINA della GARFAGNANA nella valle superiore del Serchio.

[6] Touring Club Italiano: Toscana.

[7] Contado lucchese for the Chiesa dei Santi Sisto e Margherita in Villa Collemandina, accessed on February 8, 2016 (Italian)

[8] Diga di Villa Collemandina. Website Geopaesaggi della Toscana of the University of Siena

[9] Arcidiocesi di Lucca , website of the Archdiocese of Lucca on the Church of San Lorenzo in Corfino, accessed on February 8, 2016 (Italian)

[10] Arcidiocesi di Lucca , website of the Archdiocese of Lucca on the church of Santa Maria Assunta in Magnano, accessed on February 8, 2016 (Italian)

[11] Arcidiocesi di Lucca , website of the Archdiocese of Lucca on the Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Sassorosso, accessed on February 8, 2016 (Italian)