Casciana Terme

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Casciana Terme
Location of Casciana Terme in Italy
Coordinates: 43°31′41″N10°37′9″E / 43.52806°N 10.61917°E / 43.52806; 10.61917
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Tuscany
Province Pisa (PI)
Comune Casciana Terme Lari
Area
 • Total36.42 km2 (14.06 sq mi)
Elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2001) [1]
 • Total2,499
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Demonym Cascianesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
56034
Dialing code 0587
Patron saintSanta Croce
Saint day3 May
Website Official website

Casciana Terme (Latin Castrum ad Aquas, Balneum ad Aquas) is a town of 2,500 inhabitants in the comune of Casciana Terme Lari, in the province of Pisa, Tuscany, central Italy.

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The name Casciana derives from the Latin name of Cassius, with the meaning of "Cassio’s Land”, but the location is first mentioned by the name of Acqui at the end of the 9th century, with reference to the thermal characteristics of the place. The village was called Bagni di Casciana, referring to the center of Casciana, until 1956 when it assumed its present name.

Main sights

Spas

The village is best known for the thermal plant which receives a constant flow of lime-sulfur water at 37 °C (99 °F). It is said [2] that the thermal water was discovered by the 12th century Countess Matilda of Tuscany. She had a rather old and sickly blackbird, which had grayish feathers from age. One day the countess noticed that the blackbird was moving better and his feathers were becoming, once again, an intense black color and his beak was returning to a bright yellow color. She followed the blackbird during its daily morning outings, and discovered that the blackbird would land and dip his legs in a strange "steaming water." The countess wished to try the miraculous waters, and it took very little time for the benefits to be apparent. She then decided to build several baths, which were the first beginnings of the thermal plants that we see today. Up until 1927, the baths were the property of the municipality of Lari.

Churches

Culture

The patron feast is held May 3 in honor of the Santissimo Crocifisso (Holy Cross).

Other festivals include:

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References

  1. ↑ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  2. ↑ One source for this story is Michèle K. Spike's book, An illustrated guide to the one hundred churches of Matilda of Canossa, Countess of Tuscany, (192 pages) published in 2015 by Centro Di, Florence.
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