Orciano Pisano

Orciano Pisano is a small municipality of the province of Pisa in the Tuscany region of Italy with 653 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2012).

Geography

The village is located about 30 km south of Pisa and about 12 km from the Tyrrhenian Sea in the hills ( Colline Pisane ) of tufa at 122 m. ü. NN. , Between the valleys of the rivers Fine and Torah. The area of the municipality is hardly forested and is used for intensive cultivation of grain.

The municipality is bordered to the north by Fauglia Crespina Lorenzana, on the east by Santa Luce, on the south by Rosignano and to the west by Collesalvetti.

History

The place is mentioned in chronicles since the 8th century as a castle under the name Urcianum or Ursianum. In a Pisan map from the year 765 he is called Ursiano. Probably the name goes back to a Lombard family. 904 Orciano is mentioned in a lease as loco et finibus Porto Pisano ubi dicitur Ursianum. The current name first appears in a document issued to Pisa certificate of the Emperor Henry II in the year 1017.

In the High Middle Ages, the city was from 1313 under the direct rule of Pisa. In 1406 he came under the influence of Florence.

1630 Orciano was transferred from Ferdinando II as a fief to the noble family Degli Obizzi who bore the title of Marchese di Orciano. 1783 came this Marchesato Orciano with the abolition of the feudal system back directly to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and became a separate municipality.

On August 14, 1846 Orciano, as well as some neighboring communities, was shaken by a strong earthquake; of the 113 houses in the town have been destroyed 99. Of the 761 residents 19 people died and 170 were injured.

1862 Orciano was nicknamed Pisano.

Churches

• Chiesa San Michele - The Saint Michael church consecrated in neo-classical style was built at the behest of the Grand Duke Leopold II, to replace the old church, which was founded in 1834 declared dilapidated. The foundation stone was laid in 1837, but shortly before the completion of the construction of these was damaged by the 1846 earthquake. The church was consecrated in 1847.

• Oratorio SS Agostino e Monica - This small church in the village square was first mentioned in 1624. Today it serves as a community center and meeting facilities.

Regular events

• Fiera Paesana - Village Festival, second Monday in August
• Festa di San Michele - Feast of the patron on 29 September