Cagli

Cagli is an Italian town with 8889 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) on the Via Flaminia in the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region.

Geography

The city is located on a plateau of Monte Petrano at the confluence of Burano and Bosso, tributaries of the Metaurus. In addition to the capital following districts belong to the community: Abbadia di Naro, Acquaviva, Ca ' Bargello, Cerreto, foci, Massa, Moira, Paravento, Pianello, Pieia, Secchiano, Smirra. The community belongs to the Comunità Montana del Catria e del Nerone.

The neighboring municipalities are Acqualagna, Apecchio, Cantiano, Fossombrone, Fronton, Gubbio (PG), pergola, Pietralunga (PG), Piobbico, Urbania.

History

The city was the capital of the Byzantine Cagli Pentapolis in the 6th century and was mentioned several times on Roman routes. In the 4th century servio Onorato explained in the commentary on the Aeneid of Virgil, the possible misunderstanding: " Cales civitatis (now the town of Cagli ), est Campanile, nam in Flamina est, quae Cale ( the so-called Cagli ) dicitur ." In the 12th century Cagli Freistadt and soon conquered 52 fortresses, so that the rural aristocracy and the feudal rule of the abbots was lifted. With the city limits, extended the sphere of influence of the jurisdiction of the Diocese Cagli where Greciano first bishop was in the 4th century. Partially destroyed by a fire that was set by the Ghibellines in 1287, the town was moved to the foothills of Mount Petrano and rebuilt in the plateau on a pre-existing village. The reestablishment took place after the map by Arnoldo di Cambio orthogonal axes in 1289 and thanks to the help of Nicholas IV The future urban fabric Leon Battista Alberti has greatly influenced the development of his "ideal city ". These namely include some items that are on the well-known work Laurana ( employees of Alberti ) can be identified, such as the plateau of Mount Petrano. These connections between the " ideal city " and Cagli are not a mere coincidence; the latter was in fact much appreciated by the Montefeltro. On the other hand, Franceschini wrote, was the emergence of the rule of Montefeltro in the Papal States, " according to the will of the royal family, the city of Urbino, Cagli and its surrounding region ." In addition, " concluded the city of Urbino and Cagli with the Alliance from 1367 a treaty on equal terms".

Cagli soon became a thriving castle, despite a fire in 1278, who was developing. It can be seen for a fee, which was paid in the year 1312, the church that Cagli registered a strong population decline due to a famine and had about 7,200 inhabitants. Later, in 1357, but Cagli was in the Constitutiones Aegidianae among the nine magnae civitates the Marca ( under these Fano and Fossombrone that belonged to the province of Pesaro ) listed. The development of manufactured goods, such as in particular the processing of wool (later also of silk) and leather, have the city under the rule of the Dukes of Urbino helped. Inclusion in the Papal States in 1631 by the Duke of Urbino, the policy Caglis very affected: as in all brands, grain production was the main industry. For this reason, the Apennine region has experienced strong economic losses. Over time, the city lost its art-historical significance. The artistic and cultural treasures of the city were destroyed in an earthquake in 1781 and stolen during looting in the Napoleonic period. With the unification of Italy also started the first anti-clerical protests. The construction of the railway line Fano - Fabriano - Rome and the establishment of new municipal theater and public buildings have changed and developed the city strong. There were also many seizures in monasteries and brotherhoods. The destruction of the station in 1944 by the Nazis, the loss of the transport connection Flaminia also meant a decline in the city's history Caglis and its environment, but which has performed well in the second half of the 20th century.

Attractions

Main tower

The construction of the fastening assembly was planned by Francesco di Giorgio Martini for Duke Federico da Montefeltro. The ingenious architect described with accurate details in his treatise the fortress Caglis as the first among the six symbolic strongholds. Impressively, the secret stair running, " Soccorso Coverto " is called that connects the main tower with the imposing ruins of the diamond-shaped fortress. This was destroyed in 1502. The fort was built during a fertile period of Francesco di Giorgio Martini, as an artist, as he had introduced innovations and solutions to counter such problems as the use of firearms. The rooms house the Centre for Contemporary sculptures with works by artists such as Alamagno, Coletta, Gastini, Icaro, Kounelis, Lorenzetti, Mattiacci, Nagasawa, Nunzio, Paolini, Porcari, Uncini and Zorio.

City Hall and Archaeological Museum

The Matteotti square, which was the old main square is dominated by the city building from the 13th century, this is the judge 's seat. The building was merged with the Palazzo del Podestà ( with a monumental facade of Alessandri ) and was in 1476 Federico da Montefeltro donated by the city. This was also the principal changes in the Palazzo Ducale, which was Francesco di Giorgio Martini finish. These include the lowering of the main entrance, the establishment of a lodge whose corbels can still be seen and rooms with vaulted ceilings. The clock was built by finals in 1575, while the statue of the Virgin and Child was appointed in 1680 in Venice. On the side of the unadorned entrance there are three units of measurement (feet, arm and tube), and the stump of a Roman column ( Cagliese called ), which stands in the hall on the ground floor. Here in 1536 frescoes of the Virgin and Child, St. Michael the Archangel and St. Geronzio by Giovanni Dionigi were painted in the lunettes of the year. In the hall, which also contains the archaeological museum, finds the coat of arms of Feltreschi and Rovereschi, coat of arms with the Archangel Michael and a pair of dolphins are issued. From this hall in the dungeons of the palace we enter ( left of the entrance of the Piazza ), where pottery fragments and pieces of grave stones from the Middle Ages, which were found during an excavation, are located. Among these are: the mayor's coat of arms, capitals, rose windows, decorations in the Roman style, and pipes of the water system of the city. At the exit from the council chamber located below a fresco a passage with a portal from the 15th century and a bas-relief of Frederick symbols. From here you step back into a courtyard inside, where in the middle called a statue, Cosmic Order, is Eliseo Mattiacci of 1997 and from which one ( still under construction) enters the Archaeological Museum and the Museum Flaminia. These are located in the halls of the 13th century the Palace of the Podestà. In the center of Piazza Matteotti is a fountain by Giovanni Fabbri, which was built in 1736 according to a plan by Anton Francesco Berardi.

Cathedral

The Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta is now co-cathedral of the Diocese of Fano Fossombrone - Cagli pergola. It has been rescheduled since 1646 in the course of a century. The Gothic portal on the left belongs to the medieval structure that contains a painting of the 17th century by Ludovico Viviani from Urbino and was built by the master architect Antonio di Mastro Cristoforo Cagli in 1424. Due to an earthquake in 1781, the high dome of Pietro Giacomo Patriarca by modern semi-dome has been replaced. According to the plan from 1790 by Giovanni Antinori also the octagonal shrine of the bell tower was built of brick. Main works are the paintings of Gaetano Lapis of the year 1758 in the second chapel and the right nave, and those of Sebastiano Conca from the year 1720 in the third chapel; in the transept are the dated 1704 patron saint of Luigi Garzi, the Virgin and Child of St. Peter and St. John the Baptist, which were commissioned by the Medici family in 1695 with the painter Nasini in order; in the chapel of the Holy Sacrament, are seen two pictures of Gaetano Lapis from 1754 and 1756; in the left nave nor the announcement of the workshop Barocci, a fragment of the fresco of the Immaculate Virgin from the 16th century, is attributed to Giuliano Persciutti from Fano, but was perhaps painted by the painter Dionigi Cagli, and tympanum of the altar of the Eternal Father from the 17th century by Giambattista Gambarini. The organ was built in 1889 by Nicola Morettini.

Good Friday procession

A particularly poignant ceremony held here on Good Friday. The parade starts late in the afternoon and after the decrease in the cathedral it leads to the church of St. Joseph and ends in front with two groups: the Mater dolorosa and her devotion to Christ. Dinner is followed by four hundred barefooted monks also wear a hood and belong to five fraternities, a move that the car went ahead in the 16th century with the veiled Christ.

Corpus Christi procession

Since the 15th century continuously celebrate the people and the believers with flowers that decorate the whole city, the procession of Corpus Domini. He is accompanied by the Brotherhood of the Holy Sacrament, and the priest shows the city of the monstrance with the Sacred Host during the procession.

Historical Procession ( Palio ) Giuoco Dell'oca

. The old quarrel between the historic areas of the city dates from the year 1543 on the eve ( 2nd Saturday of August), the principal men costumes, and the patron is given to oil; after the festival with ancient customs and typical food in the evening celebrated in every quarter. On the day of the move ( 2nd Sunday in August), the judge is followed by Demonstrantenzug, the goose that is to win. In a game of dice to choose namely, a player who has represented his district and wins on points. These are shown on a display panel of 54 box by competitor from each team, who have to walk on it. The latter also carry out battles whose losers must descend. Evening to celebrate either, or one comforts himself in the taverns of the area.

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