Fosdinovo

Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Fosdinovo

44°8′N 10°1′E / 44.133°N 10.017°E / 44.133; 10.017CountryItalyRegionTuscanyProvinceMassa and Carrara (MS)FrazioniCanepari, Caniparola, Caprognano, Carignano, Giucano, Marciaso, Paghezzana, Palazzina, Ponzanello, Posterla, Pulica, TendolaGovernment

• MayorCamilla BianchiArea

^[1]

• Total48.71 km² (18.81 sq mi)Elevation

550 m (1,800 ft)Population

(31 August 2017^[2])^[3]

• Total4,789 • Density98/km² (250/sq mi)DemonymFosdinovesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

54035, 54030

Dialing code0187Patron saintSt. RemigiusSaint day1 OctoberWebsiteOfficial website

Fosdinovo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Massa and Carrara in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) northwest of Florence and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Massa.

Fosdinovo borders the following municipalities: Aulla, Carrara, Castelnuovo Magra, Fivizzano, Ortonovo, Sarzana.

History

The town is home to a medieval castle of the Malaspina family, rulers of the duchy of Massa.

Near to the castle is the church of San Remigio, built in the 13th century by the Bishops of Luni. The baroque church contains the marble tomb of the former Marquis Galeotto Malaspina. The Oratorio della Compagnia dei Bianchi (Oratory of the Fellowship of the Whites) was built in the 16th century and features a white marble facade donated by Pasquale Malaspina in 1666.^[4]

A street in the old town of Fosdinovo
Oratorio della Compagnia dei Bianchi
Castello Malaspina
Fosdinovo seen from Castello Malaspina
Inside Oratorio dei Bianchi

Festivals

Fosdinovo is the seat of the Medieval Festival of Fosdinovo (July) and the Forza del Sorriso Festival (Strength of the Smile Festival) (the fourth weekend of August). This second festival is a new, vital festival where the chief theme is the smile.

Sister cities

Fosdinovo is twinned with:

Sauxillanges, France, since 2003

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Bandini, Nicola (7 May 2019). "Fosdinovo, the old gate of Lunigiana". My Travel in Tuscany. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.