| Poppi |
| — Comune — |
| Comune di Poppi |
| Location of Poppi in Italy |
| Coordinates: 43°43′N 11°46′E / 43.717°N 11.767°E / 43.717; 11.767Coordinates: 43°43′N 11°46′E / 43.717°N 11.767°E / 43.717; 11.767 |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Arezzo (AR) |
| Frazioni | Avena, Badia Prataglia, Becarino, Camaldoli, Larniano, Lierna, Memmenano, Moggiona, Ponte a Poppi, Porrena, Quorle, Quota, Riosecco, Sala, San Martino a Monte, San Martino in Tremoleto. |
| Government |
| - Mayor | Graziano Agostini |
| Area |
| - Total | 96.9 km2 (37.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 437 m (1,434 ft) |
| Population (2005) |
| - Total | 6,077 |
| - Density | 62.7/km2 (162.4/sq mi) |
| - Demonym | Poppesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 52014 |
| Dialing code | 0575 |
| Patron saint | San Torello |
| Saint day | March 16 |
| Website | Official website |
Poppi is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 40 km east of Florence and about 30 km northwest of Arezzo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,056 and an area of 96.9 km².[1]
Poppi borders the following municipalities: Bagno di Romagna, Bibbiena, Castel Focognano, Castel San Niccolò, Chiusi della Verna, Ortignano Raggiolo, Pratovecchio.
[edit] Main sights
- The Castle, the main building in the Casentino, known from 1191, was owned by the Counts Guidi. It has additions by Arnoldo do Cambio. It is noted for its courtyard and boldly conceived external staircase, its chapel with frescos and its library containing rare manuscripts and incunabula.[2]
- The annual festival commences in the upper town on 29 June, when a large procession bears the image of the Virgin from the Church of Madonna del Morbo to the Church of Saints Marco and Lorenzo, where it remains for the duration of the week.
- Palazzo Crudeli, birthplace of Tommaso Crudeli (1703-1745) condemned by church as heretic belonging to the first Freemason Lodge of Italy established by English colony in Florence,1732. Worshipped as Apostle of art. 18 of Universal Declaration Human Rights. He died in the same Palazzo consequently torture and imprisonment. Memorial tablets.
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] Twin towns
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Occhi sul Casentino, Azienda Autonoma di Soggiorno e Tourismo di Bibbiena, Chiusi della Verna e Poppi, 1980
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