Montenero (Livorno)

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Montenero
Location of Montenero in Italy
Coordinates: 43°30′1″N10°21′6″E / 43.50028°N 10.35167°E / 43.50028; 10.35167
CountryItaly
Region Tuscany
Province Livorno (LI)
Comune Livorno
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
[1]
 • Total3,830
Demonym(s) Monteneresi, montineresi [2]
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
57128

Montenero is a fraction of Livorno, Tuscany, in Italy situated on the slopes of a hill and known for the Santuario della Madonna delle Grazie di Montenero. [3]

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History

The area was inhabited by humans since Neolithic, as proved by the many artefacts that have been found on the slopes of the hill, (for example those found in 1855 near "Buca delle Fate"). In antiquity the hill, the height of which is 313 m, was known as "Monte del Diavolo" (Mountain of the Devil), it later assumed the current denomination "Montenero" or "Monte Nero" (Black Mountain) due to the a thick forest which scared the travellers. [4] [5] Administered directly by the "Capitanato" of Livorno in the 17th century, [6] it was a compulsory passage for people travelling from Livorno to the south, Grosseto and Rome, until the creation, in the end of the 19th century of the coastal road. [7]

The village saw a sensible enlargement since the 18th century, mostly due to the enlargement of the Sanctuary. In that time many villas were built in the area, also giving the setting for Carlo Goldoni's commedy Le avventure della villeggiatura. Among these residences there is Villa delle Rose, where the English poet George Gordon Byron stayed for some time; as well as Villa del Buffone and Villa Carboni. On 19th August 1908 was inaugurated a funicular railway, linking the lower part (Montenero Basso) to the higher part (Montenero Alto), of the length of 656 m, which was renovated in 1979 and carries approximately 250,000 passengers per year. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Geography

The fraction is located on the northern slopes of a hill, and is connected to the city of Livorno by Via di Montenero, which arrives in the piazza del Santuario (Square of the Sanctuary), in Montenero Alto, at a height of 190 m. The main square of Montenero Basso (70 m) is called Piazza delle Carrozze, and is the starting point of the funicular. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "1 Parrocchie in Regione Toscana, Comune di "Livorno", Denominazione "Montenero"" . Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Teresa Cappello, Carlo Tagliavini (1981). Dizionario degli etnici e dei toponimi toscani. Bologna: Pàtron Editore. p. 345.
  3. ↑ "La Frazione di Montenero" . Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Santuario di Montenero" . Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Montenero" . Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  6. ↑ G. Oberhausen (1745). Istoria della miracolosa immagine di Nostra Signora di Montenero. Lucca. p. 54.
  7. ↑ A. Del Lucchese (1973). Stradario storico della città e del comune di Livorno. Livorno. pp. 63–64.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ↑ "Livorno, funicolare di Montenero" . Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "La Funicolare di Montenero" . Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "La storia" . Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Funicolare di Montenero" . Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Montenero". 5 February 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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