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Inhabitants in 1991 : 8,746
 The
Municipal territory of Bucine extends for 131,11 square kilometres in
the Val d’Ambra, in ancient times crossed by the Via Cassia Adrianea
which linked Chiusi and the Val di Chiana with Firenze. Feudal to the
Guidi Counts, it became a municipality in 1774 and as such it was allocated
all the centres who were part of the antique Podesta of Val d’Ambra.
In the XIII century the Counts Guidi di Modigliana exercised their dominance
over Bucine and over the major part of the valley, until a member of that
family, Guido di Tegrimo, put the inhabitants of the village under the
jurisdiction of Arezzo
naming Orlando degli Albergotti Podesta and Bishop (1255). It then passed
under the Lordship of Pier Saccone di Pietramala and sold by him in 1322
to Guido Alberto of the Guidi di Modigliana Counts. Bucine, together with
Galatrona, Cennina and other minor centres in 1335 became part of the
district of Firenze (the annex was established by the treaty of Sarzana
in 1353). In 1646 the Grand Duke Ferdinando II surrendered it as feudal
to Guido Vitelli, the investiture was then renewed in 1738 in favour of
Niccolò Vitelli. During the Liberation struggles, the population
of the municipality suffered numerous reprisals at the hands of the Nazifacists,
who provoked more than 100 victims.
Places to visit :
At about 5 kilometres from the built up area of Bucine you will find
the Parish church of Galatrona, a Roman style building with
a crown bell tower, the interior holds the baptismal font by Luca
della Robbia, together with other exquisite terracottas from the same
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Historical info reproduced upon authorization of Regione Toscana - Dipartimento della Presidenza E Affari Legislativi e Giuridici
Translated by Ann Mountford
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