Anghiari

Anghiari (Italian pronunciation: [aŋˈgjaːri]) is a hill town and municipality (comune) in the Province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy.

Anghiari
Comune
Comune di Anghiari
Location of Anghiari
Anghiari is located in Italy
Anghiari
Anghiari
Location of Anghiari in Italy
Anghiari is located in Tuscany
Anghiari
Anghiari
Anghiari (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 43°28′32″N 12°03′38″E
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
ProvinceArezzo (AR)
FrazioniBagnaia, Catigliano, Motina, Ponte alla Piera, San Leo, Scheggia, Tavernelle, Viaio
Government
 • MayorAlessandro Polcri
Area
[1]
 • Total130.92 km2 (50.55 sq mi)
Elevation
429 m (1,407 ft)
Population
 (31 May 2022)[2]
 • Total5,370
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
DemonymAnghiaresi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
52031
Dialing code0575
Saint dayMay 3
WebsiteOfficial website

Bordering comuni include Arezzo (southwest), Pieve Santo Stefano (north) and Subbiano (west). It is a member of the I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy") association.[3]

History

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

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
  • Palazzo Pretoriano
  • Badia di San Bartolomeo
  • Villa La Barbolana
  • Castello di Galbino

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. "Toscana" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. "Anghiari" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. II (9th ed.). 1878. p. 29.
  5. Louvre website
  6. "Anghiari Festival | Southbank Sinfonia". www.southbanksinfonia.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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