Castel Focognano

Castel Focognano is a municipality with 3232 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the province of Arezzo, in Tuscany region of Italy. Center of the municipality is Rassina, names obtainable district ( Frazione ), however, Castel Focognano.

Geography

The municipality extends over some 57 km ². It is located about 25 km north of Arezzo and 60 km east of Florence in the valley of the Casentino. Through the village flows the Arno.

Among the districts ( fractions) are Calleta, Carda, Castel Focognano, Ornina, Pieve a Socana, Rassina ( main town ), Salutio and Zenna.

Borders the following municipalities: Bibbiena, Capolona, Chiusi della Verna, Loro Ciuffenna, Ortignano Raggiolo, Poppi, Subbiano and Talla

History

The first inhabitants of the area were the Etruscans, some of which monuments are still available today. During World War II Rassina had a significant position as a retreat of the partisans and the American soldiers of the fighting in the Casentino mountains and valleys.

After the founding of the Republic of Italy in 1946, the economic development and industrialization of the town began, mainly by the calcium extraction and processing. In the sixties and seventies, the cement industry has become an economic engine for the region.

During excavations in the years 1966-1972 in the district Socana an Etruscan temple with dimensions of 40m x 18,40 m was discovered.

1992 Rassina was hit hard by flooding of the Arno affected.

Attractions

  • Castel Focognano, castle in the town district. Was first mentioned in 1028 and remained until 1322 owned by the Giannellini family. Then after six months of siege Guido Tarlati took over the castle, then went to the Ubertini family and was conquered in 1404 by Florence.
  • Chiesa delle Sante Flora e Lucilla, church in the district of Carda that arose in the 9th century at the latest and was extended in the 17th. Contains the works Pietà tra i Santi Giovanni Gualberto, Nicola Giacomo Maggiore Bernardo degli Uberti e by Mariotto di Cristofano ( attributed to 15th century ) and Madonna con Bambino by Santi Buglioni ( terracotta statue from the 16th century).
  • Pieve di Sant'Antonino Martire a Socana, first mentioned in 1072 in the village of Pieve Socana, which is probably of Etruscan origin. The Pieve was reduced in the 16th century, from this time comes from the still visible facade.
  • Pieve di Sant'Eleuterio, Pieve, but is probably older in the district Salutio, which was re- built between the 11th and 13th centuries. Contains various works of local artists from the 17th century.

Community partnerships

  • Champcevinel, Dordogne in Aquitaine, France, since 1992
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