Cascina
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| Comune di Cascina | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Province of Pisa (PI) |
| Mayor | Moreno Franceschini |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Area | 79.2 km² (31 sq mi) |
| Population (as of Dec. 2004) | |
| - Total | 40,007 |
| - Density | 505/km² (1,308/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Cascinesi |
| Dialing code | 050 |
| Postal code | 56021 |
| Frazioni | Latignano , Marciana , San Benedetto, San Frediano a Settimo, Sant'Anna, Ripoli, Titignano, Navacchio, Zambra, San Lorenzo alle Corti, San Lorenzo a Pagnatico, Santo Stefano a Macerata, Badia, San Giorgio, San Casciano, Casciavola, San Prospero, Pettori, Visignano, San Sisto al Pino, Musigliano |
| - Day | Last Tuesday in May |
| Website: www.comune.cascina.pi.it/ | |
Cascina is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 60 km west of Florence and about 13 km 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, Lari, Pisa, Pontedera, San Giuliano Terme, Vicopisano.
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[edit] History
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. The name must be pronounced with stress on the first "a" (Càscina).
On July 26, 1364, the omonymous battle between the armies of Pisa and Florence was fought here. The event was later reproduced by Michelangelo in painting of which now preparatory drawings and a copy by Aristotile da Sangallo (a. k. a. Bastiano da Sangallo) exist. The city had in fact a strategical importance as a fortified stronghold on the main road connecting the two cities.
[edit] Main sights
- Medieval walls.
- Castle of Ripoli.
- Pieve di Santa Maria.
- Oratorio di San Giovanni.
- Church of the Madonna dell'Acqua (Madonna of the Water).
In locality Zambra is a 9th century church with unusual wall paintings of fish in pre-Romanesque style. At San Casciano a Settimo, 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 the Abbey of San Savino.
[edit] Science
Cascina 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.
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