Sarsina | |
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| Comune di Sarsina | |
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| Coordinates:43°55′10″N12°08′35″E / 43.91944°N 12.14306°E /43.91944; 12.14306 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Forlì-Cesena (FC) |
| Frazioni | Calbano, Pieve di Rivoschio, Quarto, Ranchio, Sorbano, Tezzo, Turrito |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Malio Bartolini |
| Area | |
• Total | 100 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 243 m (797 ft) |
| Population (31 May 2007)[2] | |
• Total | 3,659 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sarsinati |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 47027 |
| Dialing code | 0547 |
| Patron saint | San Vicinio |
| Saint day | August 28 |
| Website | Official websitewww.sarsina.info |
Sarsina (Romagnol:Sêrsna) is an Italian town situated in theprovince of Forlì-Cesena,Emilia-Romagna, northernItaly. Its territory is included in theTuscan-Romagnolo Apennines.
AncientSarsina orSassina was a town of theUmbri. In 266 BC Romanconsuls celebrated atriumph over the Sassinates. It is mentioned in theFasti, and in the enumeration of the Italian allies of the Romans in 225 BCE theUmbri andSassinates are mentioned, on an equal footing, as providing 20,000 men between them. It is possible that thetribus Sapinia (the name of which is derived from the river Sapis) mentioned byLivy in the account of the Roman marches against theBoii in 201 BC and 196 BC formed a part of the Sassinates.
The playwrightPlautus was native of Sassina. The town had a strategic importance, as inscriptions, preserved in the local museum, show. Its milk is frequently mentioned; it was the centre of a pasture district and it provided a number of recruits for thePraetorian Guard.
In the 10th century the bishops obtained the temporal sovereignty of the city and the surrounding district, which thus became aprince-bishopric. From 1327 until 1400 it was disputed for by theOrdelaffi ofForlì, the popes and the bishops. In the fifteenth century it was subject in turn to theMalatesta family ofCesena, and then to the Malatesta branch of Rimini, from whom it was taken byCesare Borgia (1500–03), on whose death it was captured by theVenetians (1503–09).
In 1518 it wasenfeoffed to thePio di Meldola, passing later to theAldobrandini.
The city contains remains of several ancient buildings, one of which probably was the public baths. Furthermore, remains of temples and fortifications have been found, as well as a number of urns, pillars, bronze objects, etc.
TheSarsina cathedral was probably constructed around the years 1000–08, has been chosen as its official year of construction, so that there were festivities in 2008.[3]
Ennio Morricone on 25 August 2008 conducted his newest compositionVuoto d'anima piena, a work for vocals, an orchestra of 40 and a choir of 60 persons, in the cathedral-basilica for the first time.[4] The text is based on texts by the PersianmysticRumi.
The adjacent Sanctuary ofSan Vicinio (Saint Vicinius) is a place of veneration.
Besides agriculture and cattle breeding, the principal employments of the population are the sulphur and manganese industries. There are some charcoal deposits and sulphur springs.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Sarsina".Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sassina".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 227.| International | |
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