Aulla
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Aulla is a comune in the province o Massa an Carrara, Tuscany (central Italy).
Aulla | |
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| Comune di Aulla | |
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  Aulla Location o Aulla in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 44°13′N 09°58′E / 44.217°N 9.967°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Massa an Carrara |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Roberto Simoncini (syne Juin 2004) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 59 km2 (23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Population (31 Mey 2007) | |
| • Total | 10,743 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Aullesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 54011 |
| Diallin code | 0187 |
| Patron saunt | St. Caprasius |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
History eedit
Signacles o Roman an Etruscan ceevilizations foond in the Kirk o Saunt Caprisio shawed at thare wis dounsets in Aulla lang afore the 8t century CE, whan margrave Adalbert I o Tuscany foondit a veelage an biggit a castle tae accommodate pilgrims travelin the via Francigena.[1] Here, Sigeric, Airchbishop o Canterbury, ludgit at Aguilla on his hame-comin journey frae Roum in aboot 990.[2] The Malaspina faimily warstilt feudal pouer o the ceety an its contada frae the bishops' an dukes' owergangin o Luni. In 1543 the Centurione faimily purchased it.[citation needit] They biggit the Fortress Brunella, whilk wis bocht in the early 20t century bi Lina Waterfield, an remains privately awned, functionin as a museum o naitural history fur the Lunigiana region. Ane o the toun's maist important biggins is the Abbey o San Caprasio that wis foondit in the 8t Century an wis namit bi Saunt Caprasius o Lérin, whase bouk wis transport tae Aulla in the 10t century.[citation needit]
In 1943 the historic centre o Aulla wis destroyed bi Anglo-American bombins aimit at German troups stanced thare in the Seicont Warld War. A limn o a wanexplodit bomb is preserved in the Abbey o San Caprasio. In Apryle 1945, the 442nd Infantry Regiment (Unitit States) leeberatit the ceety o Aulla, efter fierce battles wi retreatin German troups.[citation needit]
Twin towns eedit
Villerupt, Fraunce
Notes eedit
- ↑ Geo Pistarino, Una fonte medievale falsa e il suo presunto autore (University of Genoa, 1958) demonstratit in detail at the notour "cartulary o Aulla", thocht tae hae been drawn up at the end o the thirteent century, was in fact a forgery by Alfonso Ceccarelli, wha wis execute fur ither forgeries in 1583.
- ↑ F. P. Magoun, Jr., "The Italian Itinerary o Philip II (Philippe-Auguste) in the Year 1191" Speculum 17.3 (July 1942;367-376) p. 373. Magoun notes that Philip Augustus of France micht hae reestit here on his saunterin northlins journey in 1191, but the possibly confeirin entry in his itinerary is unclear.
Freemit airtins eedit
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