Uzzano
Encyclopedia
Uzzano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Pistoia
in the Italian
region Tuscany
, located about 45 km west of Florence
and about 15 km southwest of Pistoia
. As of 31 December 2005, it had a population of 5,019 and an area of 7.8 km².
The municipality of Uzzano contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Fornaci, Forone, Molinaccio, La Costa, Sant'Allucio, Santa Lucia, and Torricchio.
Uzzano borders the following municipalities: Buggiano
, Chiesina Uzzanese
, Pescia
, Ponte Buggianese
.
, though the first mention of it dates about 1000 AD, when its castello
was in the possession of a noble family of Lucca
, of Lombard lineage, who were signori of Uzzano and of Montichiari and Vivinaia. In 1202 the comune
gained local autonymity, remaining nevertheless a dependency of Lucca. In the fourteenth century Uzzano, like other comuni of the Valdinievole, passed under the dominion of Florence
, with which it was joined until the unification of Italy, when it was returned to the jurisdiction of Lucca, and the separated by the creation of the province of Pistoia
(1928). In 1963, the southern section of Uzzano was separated to form the comune of Chiesina Uzzanese
.Uzzano also means fighter in old tuscan.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Pistoia
Province of Pistoia
The Province of Pistoia is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pistoia. It has an area of 965 km², and a total population of 268,503 . There are 22 communes in the province .-External links:...
in the Italian
Italy
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region Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
, located about 45 km west of Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
and about 15 km southwest of Pistoia
Pistoia
Pistoia is a city and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy, the capital of a province of the same name, located about 30 km west and north of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno.-History:...
. As of 31 December 2005, it had a population of 5,019 and an area of 7.8 km².
The municipality of Uzzano contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Fornaci, Forone, Molinaccio, La Costa, Sant'Allucio, Santa Lucia, and Torricchio.
Uzzano borders the following municipalities: Buggiano
Buggiano
Buggiano is a comune in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 45 km northwest of Florence and about 15 km southwest of Pistoia.-Main sights:*Sanctuary of the Holy Crucifix...
, Chiesina Uzzanese
Chiesina Uzzanese
Chiesina Uzzanese is a comune in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 45 km west of Florence and about 20 km southwest of Pistoia...
, Pescia
Pescia
Pescia is an Italian city in the province of Pistoia, Tuscany, central Italy.It is located in a central zone between the cities Lucca and Florence, on the banks of the homonymous river.-History:...
, Ponte Buggianese
Ponte Buggianese
Ponte Buggianese is a comune in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 45 km west of Florence and about 20 km southwest of Pistoia...
.
History
The origin of Uzzano's hilltop settlement dates to the Lombard periodLombards
The Lombards , also referred to as Longobards, were a Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origin, who from 568 to 774 ruled a Kingdom in Italy...
, though the first mention of it dates about 1000 AD, when its castello
Castello
Castello is the Italian word for castle. The Latin word Castellum means reservoir, water tank.Castello may refer to:-Places:*Castello, Venice is the largest of the six sestieri of Venice...
was in the possession of a noble family of Lucca
Lucca
Lucca is a city and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plainnear the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Lucca...
, of Lombard lineage, who were signori of Uzzano and of Montichiari and Vivinaia. In 1202 the comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
gained local autonymity, remaining nevertheless a dependency of Lucca. In the fourteenth century Uzzano, like other comuni of the Valdinievole, passed under the dominion of Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, with which it was joined until the unification of Italy, when it was returned to the jurisdiction of Lucca, and the separated by the creation of the province of Pistoia
Province of Pistoia
The Province of Pistoia is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pistoia. It has an area of 965 km², and a total population of 268,503 . There are 22 communes in the province .-External links:...
(1928). In 1963, the southern section of Uzzano was separated to form the comune of Chiesina Uzzanese
Chiesina Uzzanese
Chiesina Uzzanese is a comune in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 45 km west of Florence and about 20 km southwest of Pistoia...
.Uzzano also means fighter in old tuscan.