Monte San Savino
Monte San Savino is a town with 8813 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the province of Arezzo, in Tuscany region of Italy.
Geography
The municipality covers 90 km ². It is located about 20 km south of Arezzo, 75 km southeast of Florence. It lies in the Chiana Valley and the eponymous river in the climatic classification of Italian communities in the zone E, 2140 GR / G.
The districts include Alberoro (248 meters in altitude, about 515 inhabitants), Borghetto (253 meters altitude, about 300 inhabitants), Casina di Verniana (313 meters altitude, about 40 inhabitants), Gargonza ( 543 meters altitude, about 10 inhabitants), Le Vertighe (290 meters altitude, about 100 inhabitants), Montagnano (252 meters altitude, about 830 inhabitants), Palazzuolo Alto (601 meters altitude, about 35 inhabitants), Poggio Fabbrelli (280 meters altitude, about 100 inhabitants) and Verniana (344 altitude, about 100 inhabitants).
The neighboring municipalities are Arezzo, Bucine, Civitella in Val di Chiana, Lucignano, Marciano della Chiana and Rapolano Terme (SI).
The historic center of the capital has today almost completely its walls. The village is crossed in a north-south direction from Corso Sangallo, at the northern end of the Porta Fiorentina ( Nanni di Baccio Bigio built by, also called Porta Yalta ) is a main entrance and at the is the coat of arms of the Medici. The southern gate is called Porta Romana and was built around 1337 with tower, which occurred in 1550 and was not rebuilt. The eastern Nebentor is the Porta San Giovanni, the western is the Porticciolo Guglielmi, also called Porta Senese. The Jewish Quarter and Ghetto was located east of the main street, Via Sangallo. The center of the district, straddling the Via Salomon Fiorentino ( named after the Italian poet, Salomone Fiorentino, where the synagogue is located.
History
Town History
Like most places in the area is also Monte San Savino been inhabited in Etruscan times and was then occupied by the Romans. At the end of the 12th century, the city fell into the conflict between the Guelphs and Ghibellines. Under the rule of the Ghibelline family Ubertini from Arezzo standing of the place in 1306 passed into the possession of the Guelf Florence over until the Bishop of Arezzo, Guido Tarlati ( Ghibelline ), the place on May 11, 1325 attack and was destroyed. Already in 1337 the church was again inhabited, and the city of Perugia assumed that subsequently gave the power to the Republic of Siena. 1384 was the place back to Florence, which built the Podestà and the jurisdiction introduced.
Its heyday was the place in the 15th and 16th century under the Florentine family Ciocchi -di Monte, the Pope Julius III. (Giovanni Maria del Monte Ciocchi ) was born. After the papal election in 1550 Cosimo I de ' Medici assumed the place as the brother of Pope County, Balduino di Monte. After the death of his son and the last descendant of the family Di Monte, Fabiano di Monte, the place in 1569 fell back to the Medici. A year later the place Vicariate seat of the Val di Chiana was. From 1604 to 1643 the Margrave Orsini family ruled the place, which then lost the community to Mattias De ' Medici, who ruled the town until 1679 as a personal possession. The Vittoria della Rovere Großherzögin then was the place until her death in 1694, whereupon arose a relative independence for the community. Taken from the final Duchy of Tuscany San Savino was 1748, except for the exception of the occupation of Napoleon, who for a short time dispatch tickets to the place at the beginning of the 19th century in the region Arno valley.
Since July 22, 1991, Monte San Savino may call the city because of a Decree of the President Francesco Cossiga. The title was awarded because of the historical significance and historical monuments.
Jewish History
The community of Jews was mainly in two periods in the active site: from 1421 to 1571 and from 1627 to 1799 they were talking Leihbänke and founded a Jewish community. The oldest document of the village dates back to 1427, in which wrote about the opening of a bank. After a decree of Herzogentums Florence from 1571 all the Jews of the region were forced to resettle in the set up for Jewish ghettos of Florence and Siena. Only during the reign of the Orsini ( 1627 ) and the Passigli they could return to San Savino and build synagogues and communities. In 1799 the community was finally referred by the Viva Maria- movement of the city.
Palio savinese
The Palio savinese, also called Palio di Santa Maria d' Agosto, was first mentioned in 1471, but he's probably older. It is conducted on August 15, as a horse - Palio.
Attractions
- Chiesa della Misericordia, built around 1175 called the Church, even Pieve Vecchia Pieve dei Santi Egidio or e Savino. 1749 for extensive renovations. Inside there are frescoes by Niccolò Soggi.
- Convento di Sant'Agostino ( Chiesa di Sant'Agostino also ), a 14th- century church was extended in the 16th century. The cloister was built in 1532. Contains frescoes by Spinello Aretino and the painting Assunzione by Giorgio Vasari and the tomb of Andrea Sansovino. Integrated into the building complex is also the Chiesa di San Giovanni (also Compagnia di Sant'Antonio dei Neri Church or called ), which is now used as a baptistery. The facade is decorated in the Gothic style, the portal door is by Andrea Sansovino.
- Palazzo Del Monte, created 1515-1517. Surrounded to the rear gardens Giardini Pensili were realized by Nanni di Baccio Bigio. Today the building houses the town hall.
- Rocca del cassero 1383 built fortification of the Sienese architect under Bartolo di Bartolo, today houses the Museo Comunale della Ceramica Popolare ( Ceramics Museum )
- Restored Sinagoga di Monte San Savino, synagogue from the 17th century and 1729-1732.
- Teatro Verdi, first mentioned in writing in 1681, later renamed the Accademia dei dei Rozzi e Sostenuti 1726 and 1860 expanded and remodeled. Was named in 1901 by Giuseppe Verdi.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Salomone Fiorentino (1743-1815), poet
- Andrea Sansovino (1467-1529), sculptor
- Angelo Scapecchi (1910-1996), Bishop
Traffic
- The motorway exit Monte San Savino is situated on the A1 and is part of the Autostrada del Sole. A busy through the Trasporto ferroviario Toscano railway line connects Monte San Savino Arezzo and Sinalunga.