Capannori () is an Italian town and ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' in the
province of Lucca
The province of Lucca ( it, provincia di Lucca) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lucca.
It has an area of and a total population of about 390,000. There are 33 '' comuni'' (singular: ''comune'') in the pr ...
, in northern
Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze'').
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...
.
History
The 40 hamlets of Capannori are located on the lands that once corresponded to the eastern territories of the
Republic of Lucca
The Republic of Lucca ( it, Repubblica di Lucca) was a medieval and early modern state that was centered on the Italian city of Lucca in Tuscany, which lasted from 1160 to 1805.
Its territory extended beyond the city of Lucca, reaching the surr ...
. Most of those hamlets date back to medieval times.
Colognora di Compito was featured in the 2008 film ''
Miracle at St. Anna
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''.
Geography
Overview
Located in south of its province, next to the provinces of
Pisa and
Pistoia, the municipality borders with
Altopascio
Altopascio is a ''comune'' in the Province of Lucca in the Tuscany region of Italy with a population of 15,572.
History
Already inhabited in Roman times, Altopascio gained in importance due to its ''Spedale'' (hostel, first mentioned in 1084) for ...
,
Bientina
Bientina () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany.
History
The toponym Bientina is attested the first time in 793 as Blentina and probably comes from the Etruscan name Plitine.
Geography
Terr ...
,
Borgo a Mozzano
Borgo a Mozzano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany (Italy), located on the Serchio River.
History
The town is mentioned for the first time in 879, when a document mentioned one place ''In loco Mozzano prope Dec ...
,
Buti,
Calci
Calci is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence and about east of Pisa.
Government
; ''Frazioni''
The main settlement is the municipal seat of La Pieve; the rest of ...
,
Lucca
Lucca ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its province has a population of 383,957.
Lucca is known as one o ...
,
Montecarlo
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,
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 river of the same name.
History
Archaeological excavations have suggest ...
,
Porcari
Porcari is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence and about east of Lucca.
In the Middle Ages it was a stage on the Via Francigena The Via Francigena () is an ancient ro ...
,
San Giuliano Terme
San Giuliano Terme is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence and about northeast of Pisa.
Main sights
The area of the Pisa hills was already an attraction for enlighte ...
, and
Villa Basilica
Villa Basilica is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northeast of Lucca.
Villa Basilica borders the following municipalities: Bagni di Lucca, Borgo a ...
.
Frazioni
![Capannori-Frazioni](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Capannori-Frazioni.svg)
Capannori counts 40 hamlets (''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'').
The most populated village is not the town of Capannori, but the hamlet of Marlia (5,000 inhabitants).
The hamlets of Capannori are: Badia di Cantignano,
Camigliano
Camigliano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about northwest of Caserta.
Camigliano borders the following municipalities: Bellona, Formicola, Giano Vetu ...
, Carraia, Castelvecchio di Compito,
Colle di Compito
Colle di Compito (also ''Colle di Cómpito'') is a frazione of Capannori in the province of Lucca region of Tuscany in Italy.
Geography
Colle di Compito lies approximately 7 km south of the town of Capannori, 10 km south-east of the provincial c ...
(the site of
prisoner-of-war
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610.
Belligerents hold prisoners of w ...
camp PG 60 during
World War II
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), Colognora di Compito, Coselli, Gragnano, Guamo, Lammari, Lappato,
Lunata
Lunata is a locality of the commune of Capannori in the Province of Lucca, Tuscany, central Italy, one of the forty ''frazioni'' identified in the municipal statute.Sant'Andrea di Compito
Sant'Andrea di Compito (also ''Sant'Andrea di Cómpito'') is a frazione of Capannori in the province of Lucca region of Tuscany in Italy. The settlement styles itself ''The Village of Camellias'' as it is home to an exceptional collection of ancie ...
, Sant'Andrea in Caprile, San Colombano, San Gennaro, San Ginese di Compito,
San Giusto di Compito
San Giusto di Compito (also ''San Giusto di Cómpito'') is a frazione of Capannori in the province of Lucca region of Tuscany in Italy.
Geography
San Giusto di Compito lies approximately 5 km south of the town of Capannori, 10 km south ...
,
San Leonardo in Treponzio
The San Leonardo in Treponzio is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic parish church, located along the road from neighborhood of Compito to the center of the town of Capannori in the province of Lucca, Tuscany
it, Toscano (man) it, Toscana (woman ...
, Santa Margherita, San Martino in Colle, San Pietro a Marcigliano, Segromigno in Monte, Segromigno in Piano,
Tassignano, Toringo, Tofori, Valgiano, Verciano, Vorno, and Zone.
Compito
Compito (also ''Cómpito'', ''Compitese'') is a geographical area of in the south-eastern area of Capannori. The area owes its name to the Latin word ''compĭtum'' which means crossroads, crossroads or took on the meaning of a small sanctuary located at a crossroads.
Compito occupies an area that corresponds to approximately a little less than a third of the total area of Capannori, of which it is the area with the lowest population density. It is a geographical area that alternates plains, hills and low mountains. To the north it borders with the hamlets of Tassignano and Pieve di San Paolo, to the west with Guamo and Vorno, to the east with the bed of
Lake Bientina, while to the south with
Monte Pisano and consequently with the
Province of Pisa. Compito comprises ten ''frazioni'': Castelvecchio di Compito,
Colle di Compito
Colle di Compito (also ''Colle di Cómpito'') is a frazione of Capannori in the province of Lucca region of Tuscany in Italy.
Geography
Colle di Compito lies approximately 7 km south of the town of Capannori, 10 km south-east of the provincial c ...
, Colognora di Cómpito, Massa Macinaia, Pieve di Compito, Ruota,
Sant'Andrea di Compito
Sant'Andrea di Compito (also ''Sant'Andrea di Cómpito'') is a frazione of Capannori in the province of Lucca region of Tuscany in Italy. The settlement styles itself ''The Village of Camellias'' as it is home to an exceptional collection of ancie ...
, San Ginese di Compito,
San Giusto di Compito
San Giusto di Compito (also ''San Giusto di Cómpito'') is a frazione of Capannori in the province of Lucca region of Tuscany in Italy.
Geography
San Giusto di Compito lies approximately 5 km south of the town of Capannori, 10 km south ...
and San Leonardo in Treponzio. In total the population of all these villages exceeds 7000 inhabitants.
Throughout Compito, numerous fountains offer the population pure water, thanks to the many streams and canals that descend from Monte Serra. The sources have recently been renovated and equipped with a disinfection system, the quality of the water is monitored by periodic checks that guarantee its potability.
The first civilization that established settlements were the
Apuani
The Apuani were one of the most formidable and powerful of the Ligurian tribes who lived in ancient north-western Italy, mentioned repeatedly by Livy. From the circumstances related by him, it appears that they were the most easterly of the Ligu ...
. They soon clashed with their
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** Etrusca ...
neighbours and the Roman legions who were later to prevail. With the fall of the
Roman Empire
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and the barbarian invasions the countryside became depopulated, the level of
Lake Bientina rose and neglect of the canals caused an increase in the marshy area across the Compito plain. When the
Lombards
The Lombards () or Langobards ( la, Langobardi) were a Germanic people who ruled most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774.
The medieval Lombard historian Paul the Deacon wrote in the '' History of the Lombards'' (written between 787 an ...
chose Lucca as the capital of their kingdom, Compito once again acquired considerable strategic importance as feudal lords built many castles and fortifications in the area. For a long time the territory was subject to violent incursions of Pisan, Florentine and mercenary warriors, who wanted to take possession of the Lucca region and its wealth to establish an independent republic. Compito remained under the jurisdiction of Lucca until the annexation to the
Grand Duchy of Tuscany in 1848. In the year 1859, reclamation of Lake Bientina was carried out involving extensive hydraulic engineering.
Points of interest
Capannori is characterized by the number of distinctive towers (once used to communicate). Main sights include:
*
Aqueduct of Nottolini, Lucca
* Oasi WWF del Bottaccio
* Quercia delle Streghe
*
Villa Reale di Marlia
The Villa Marlia or Villa Reale di Marlia is a late-Renaissance ''palazzo'' or villa, and its estate's property that includes renowned gardens and adjacent villas and follies within the compound. It is located in Capannori, in the Province of ...
*
Villa Torrigiani
*
Villa Mansi
A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became sm ...
* Villa Grabau
*
Santi Quirico e Giulitta
The Roman Catholic titular church of Santi Quirico e Giulitta (Saints Quiricus and Julietta) in Rome is named after a son and mother who were martyred in 304 AD in Tarsus. The church is located in central Rome behind the Forum of Augustus. The add ...
—12th-century church
File:Campanile della chiesa di san Leonardo in Treponzio (1).JPG, San Leonardo in Treponzio
File:Castelvecchio Alto - panoramio.jpg, Castelvecchio Alto
File:ColleDiCompitoCapannoriMariaAssunta5.jpg, Colle di Compito
File:PieveDiCompitoSanGiovanniBattista5.jpg, Pieve di Compito
File:SanGineseDiCompitoCapannoriSanGinese2.jpg, San Ginese
File:RuotaCapannoriPanorama1.jpg, Ruota
File:Colognora di Cómpito - Piazzale della Chiesa.jpg, Colognora
File:MassaMacinaiaCapannoriBorgo1.jpg, Massa Macinaia
File:SantAndreaDiCompitoCapannoriPanorama2.jpg, Sant'Andrea di Compito
File:SanGiustoDiCompitoCapannoriChiesa2.jpg, San Giusto
File:Bottaccio.jpg, Oasi del Bottaccio
File:Alba sul Lago della Gherardesca.jpg, Lago della Gherardesca
Sister cities
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La Gaude
La Gaude (; oc, La Gauda) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
History
To the south of the village, a restored Roman stele is close to the Aurelian Way, the Roman road that passed near the present cultur ...
,
France
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*
Losheim am See
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,
Germany
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*
Pirna
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,
Germany
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References
External links
Capannori official website
The Tourism Portal of Capannori
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