Cascina
Cascina | |
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| Comune di Cascina | |
 Pieve di Santa Maria in Cascina | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Cascina  | |
  Cascina Location of Cascina in Italy  Cascina Cascina (Tuscany) | |
| Coordinates:43°41′N10°33′E/ 43.683°N 10.550°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Pisa(PI) |
| Frazioni | Arnaccio,Casciavola,Laiano,Latignano,Marciana,Montione,Musigliano,Navacchio,Pettori,Ripoli,San Benedetto,San Casciano,San Frediano a Settimo,San Giorgio a Bibbiano,San Lorenzo a Pagnatico,San Lorenzo alle Corti,San Prospero,San Sisto al Pino,Santo Stefano a Macerata,Titignano,Visignano,Zambra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michelangelo Betti (Partito Democratico) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 79.2 km2(30.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (31 May 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 45,373 |
| • Density | 570/km2(1,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cascinesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 56021 |
| Dialing code | 050 |
| Patron saint | Sts. Innocent and Florentinus |
| Saint day | Tuesday after the last Sunday of May |
| Website | Official website |
Cascina(Italian pronunciation:[ˈkaʃʃina]) is acomune(municipality) in theProvince of Pisain theItalianregionTuscany,located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west ofFlorenceand about 13 kilometres (8 mi) southeast ofPisa.
Cascina is located on the left shore of theArno River,on a markedly plain terrain. Thecomuneborders the following municipalities:Calcinaia,Collesalvetti,Crespina,Casciana Terme Lari,Pisa,Pontedera,San Giuliano Terme,Vicopisano.
History
[edit]The first mention of Cascina is from a document of 750 AD. The origin of the name is uncertain, but it could derive fromCasina( "Small House" ), or from the creek that crossed it (now disappeared), or from anEtruscanpersonal name,Latinized asCassenius.
On 26 July 1364, the eponymousbattlebetween the armies ofPisaandFlorencewas fought here.[3]The event was later reproduced byMichelangeloin painting,[4]of which now preparatory drawings and a copy by Aristotile da Sangallo (also known asBastiano da Sangallo) exist. The city had in fact a strategical importance as a fortified stronghold on the main road connecting the two cities.
Geography
[edit]- Frazioni
The municipality is formed by the municipal seat of Cascina and the villages (frazioni) ofArnaccio,Casciavola,Laiano,Latignano,Marciana,Montione,Musigliano,Navacchio,Pettori,Ripoli,San Benedetto,San Casciano,San Frediano a Settimo,San Giorgio a Bibbiano,San Lorenzo a Pagnatico,San Lorenzo alle Corti,San Prospero,San Sisto al Pino,Santo Stefano a Macerata,Titignano,VisignanoandZambra.
Main sights
[edit]- Medieval walls
- Castle ofRipoli
- Pieve di Santa Maria
- Oratorio di San Giovanni
- Church of theMadonna dell'Acqua(Madonna of the Water)
- Parish church of Saints Ippolito and Cassiano
In the village ofZambrathere is a 9th-century church with unusual wall paintings of fish in pre-Romanesque style. AtSan Casciano,afrazionewith c. 3,000 inhabitants, is abasilica,renovated in the 12th century inPisane-Gothicstyle.
ThefrazioneofMarcianahas the church ofSan Miniato(10th century). AtMontioneis found theAbbey of San Savino.
Infrastructure
[edit]ThefrazioneofSanto Stefano a Maceratais home to theEuropean Gravitational Observatoryand theVirgo interferometer,one of the few facilities in the World for the search forgravitational waves.
Twin towns - Sister cities
[edit]Cascina istwinnedwith:
Umm Dreiga,Western Sahara
Sebnitz,Germany
Saliès,France, since 2007
References
[edit]- ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^"Cascina".Britannica.Retrieved2022-09-11.
- ^Connolly, Sean; Buonarroti, Michelangelo (2004).Michelangelo.Gareth Stevens.ISBN978-0-8368-5600-2.
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