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Cascina

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Cascina
Comune di Cascina
Pieve di Santa Maria in Cascina
Pieve di Santa Maria in Cascina
Coat of arms of Cascina
Location of Cascina
Map
Cascina is located in Italy
Cascina
Cascina
Location of Cascina in Italy
Cascina is located in Tuscany
Cascina
Cascina
Cascina (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 43°41′N 10°33′E / 43.683°N 10.550°E / 43.683; 10.550
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
ProvincePisa (PI)
FrazioniArnaccio, Casciavola, Laiano, Latignano, Marciana, Montione, Musigliano, Navacchio, Pettori, Ripoli, San Benedetto, San Casciano, San Frediano a Settimo, San Giorgio a Bibbiano, San Lorenzo a Pagnatico, San Lorenzo alle Corti, San Prospero, San Sisto al Pino, Santo Stefano a Macerata, Titignano, Visignano, Zambra
Government
 • MayorMichelangelo Betti (Partito Democratico)
Area
 • Total79.2 km2 (30.6 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (31 May 2017)[2]
 • Total45,373
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
DemonymCascinesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
56021
Dialing code050
Patron saintSts. Innocent and Florentinus
Saint dayTuesday after the last Sunday of May
WebsiteOfficial website

Cascina (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkaʃʃina]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Florence and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) southeast of Pisa.

Cascina is located on the left shore of the Arno River, on a markedly plain terrain. The comune borders the following municipalities: Calcinaia, Collesalvetti, Crespina, Casciana Terme Lari, Pisa, Pontedera, San Giuliano Terme, Vicopisano.

History

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The first mention of Cascina is from a document of 750 AD. The origin of the name is uncertain, but it could derive from Casina ("Small House"), or from the creek that crossed it (now disappeared), or from an Etruscan personal name, Latinized as Cassenius.

On 26 July 1364, the eponymous battle between the armies of Pisa and Florence was fought here.[3] The event was later reproduced by Michelangelo in painting,[4] of which now preparatory drawings and a copy by Aristotile da Sangallo (also known as Bastiano da Sangallo) exist. The city had in fact a strategical importance as a fortified stronghold on the main road connecting the two cities.

Geography

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Frazioni

The municipality is formed by the municipal seat of Cascina and the villages (frazioni) of Arnaccio, Casciavola, Laiano, Latignano, Marciana, Montione, Musigliano, Navacchio, Pettori, Ripoli, San Benedetto, San Casciano, San Frediano a Settimo, San Giorgio a Bibbiano, San Lorenzo a Pagnatico, San Lorenzo alle Corti, San Prospero, San Sisto al Pino, Santo Stefano a Macerata, Titignano, Visignano and Zambra.

Main sights

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In the village of Zambra there is a 9th-century church with unusual wall paintings of fish in pre-Romanesque style. At San Casciano, a frazione with c. 3,000 inhabitants, is a basilica, renovated in the 12th century in Pisane-Gothic style.

The frazione of Marciana has the church of San Miniato (10th century). At Montione is found the Abbey of San Savino.

Infrastructure

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The frazione of Santo Stefano a Macerata is home to the European Gravitational Observatory and the Virgo interferometer, one of the few facilities in the World for the search for gravitational waves.

Twin towns - Sister cities

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Cascina is twinned with:

References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Cascina". Britannica. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  4. ^ Connolly, Sean; Buonarroti, Michelangelo (2004). Michelangelo. Gareth Stevens. ISBN 978-0-8368-5600-2.
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