Anghiari
Anghiari | |
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| Comune di Anghiari | |
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Location of Anghiari  | |
  Anghiari Location of Anghiari in Italy  Anghiari Anghiari (Tuscany) | |
| Coordinates: 43°28′32″N 12°03′38″E / 43.47556°N 12.06056°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Arezzo (AR) |
| Frazioni | Bagnaia, Catigliano, Motina, Ponte alla Piera, San Leo, Scheggia, Tavernelle, Viaio |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alessandro Polcri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 130.92 km2 (50.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 429 m (1,407 ft) |
| Population (31 May 2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,370 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Anghiaresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 52031 |
| Dialing code | 0575 |
| Saint day | May 3 |
| Website | Official website |
Anghiari (Italian pronunciation: [aŋˈɡjaːri]) is a hill town and municipality (comune) in the Province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy.
Bordering comuni include Arezzo (southwest), Pieve Santo Stefano (north) and Subbiano (west). It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]
History
[edit]The Battle of Anghiari took place on 29 June 1440 between the Republic of Florence and the Duchy of Milan.[4] The battle inspired a Leonardo da Vinci fresco designed for Florence's Palazzo Vecchio known as the Lost Leonardo; current scholarship holds that the work was never completed. It is known from da Vinci drafts and a sketch of it by Peter Paul Rubens now in the Louvre.[5]
During World War II, the concentration camp of Renicci was located at Anghiari.
Culture
[edit]The Anghiari Festival, featuring classical music, chamber music, choral music, and opera, is held each July. The resident orchestra is London's Southbank Sinfonia, conducted by Simon Over.[6]
Main sights
[edit]- Palazzo Pretoriano
- Badia di San Bartolomeo
- Villa La Barbolana
- Castello di Galbino
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Toscana" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. II (9th ed.). 1878. p. 29.
- ^ "'La lutte pour l'étendard' de la 'Bataille d'Anghiari'". Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Musée du Louvre.
- ^ "Anghiari Festival | Southbank Sinfonia". www.southbanksinfonia.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
External links
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Media related to Anghiari at Wikimedia Commons
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