Montemignaio
Montemignaio is a place with 551 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2012) in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy.
Geography
The site covers approximately 26 km ². It is located about 35 km northwest of Arezzo and 30 km east of Florence in Gebirtstal of Casentino and is part of the Comunità montana del Casentino. About the district Consuma, which also belongs to Pelago and Rufina in the province of Florence, and the Passo della Consuma ( Consuma Pass, 1050 meters ) of the place with the Province of Florence and the Montagna Fiorentina is connected. The municipality is the Monte Secchieta ( 1449 m), the third highest peak in the mountain range of Pratomagno.
The districts include Assillo, Brustichino, Cameronci, Campiano, Casodi, Castello, Cerreto, Consuma, Cozzo, Forcanasso, Fornello, Fossatello, La Fonte, Liconia, Masso Masso hurtling down, Molino, Pieve, Poggiolino, Prato, Santo, Secchieta, Serraia, Treggiaia, Valendaia and Vignola.
The neighboring municipalities are Castel San Niccolò, Pelago ( FI), Prato Vecchio Stia, Regello (FI) and Rufina ( FI).
History
The first settlement on the present municipality was created by the Romans. The place name probably derives from Monte ( mountain ) and the Latin personal name Miniarius or minimum. First in a Dokumtent the place in the 12th century it is mentioned as the Pieve di Santa Maria Assunta was mentioned by the Diocese of Fiesole. At about the same time, the Castello dei Conti Guidi was born. The Guidi family dominated the first place with Einverständiss of Henry VI. and later by Frederick II ( HRR ). This domination lasted until the mid 14th century, when the population rebelled with the Castel San Niccolò against the Counts Guidi. So Count Galeotto Guidi was in 1359 forced to sign the waiver of his possessions. The place subsequently developed a Podesteria under the Republic of Florence. Later, the town in the province of Arezzo was assigned.
Management
- Mayor: Massimiliano Mugnaini (since 05 /2007)
Attractions
- Castello dei Conti Guidi, also Castello Leone castle from the 12th century in what is now the town center
- Chiesa di Sant'Agata, 1306 resulting church.
- Oratorio della Madonna delle Calle, already existing in the 15th century oratory.
- Pieve di Santa Maria Assunta, 1103, first mentioned in Pieve, the work of Madonna with Child tra Sant'Antonio abate contains e San Sebastiano by Benedetto Buglioni.