The name Casciana derives from the Latin name of Cassius, with the meaning of "Cassio’s Land”, but the location is first mentioned by the name of Acqui at the end of the 9th century, with reference to the thermal characteristics of the place. The village was called Bagni di Casciana, referring to the center of Casciana, until 1956 when it assumed its present name.
The village is best known for the thermal plant which receives a constant flow of lime-sulfur water at 37 °C (99 °F). It is said[2] that the thermal water was discovered by the 12th century Countess Matilda of Tuscany. She had a rather old and sickly blackbird, which had grayish feathers from age. One day the countess noticed that the blackbird was moving better and his feathers were becoming, once again, an intense black color and his beak was returning to a bright yellow color. She followed the blackbird during its daily morning outings, and discovered that the blackbird would land and dip his legs in a strange "steaming water." The countess wished to try the miraculous waters, and it took very little time for the benefits to be apparent. She then decided to build several baths, which were the first beginnings of the thermal plants that we see today. Up until 1927, the baths were the property of the municipality of Lari.
The patron feast is held May 3 in honor of the Santissimo Crocifisso (Holy Cross).
Other festivals include:
Village carnival
Casciana in Flowers (competition of flowered balconies)
the feast of San Genesio (a children's feast followed by the launching of balloons with messages of peace)
“Via del arco" (paintings exhibition)
The Living Nativity (the Saturday before Christmas)
ReferencesEdit
^All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
^One source for this story is Michèle K. Spike's book, An illustrated guide to the one hundred churches of Matilda of Canossa, Countess of Tuscany, (192 pages) published in 2015 by Centro Di, Florence.
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casciana, terme, latin, castrum, aquas, balneum, aquas, town, inhabitants, comune, lari, province, pisa, tuscany, central, italy, frazionepanorama, location, italycoordinates, 52806, 61917, 52806, 61917country, italyregiontuscanyprovincepisa, comune, lariarea,. Casciana Terme Latin Castrum ad Aquas Balneum ad Aquas is a town of 2 500 inhabitants in the comune of Casciana Terme Lari in the province of Pisa Tuscany central Italy Casciana TermeFrazionePanorama of Casciana TermeCasciana TermeLocation of Casciana Terme in ItalyCoordinates 43 31 41 N 10 37 9 E 43 52806 N 10 61917 E 43 52806 10 61917Country ItalyRegionTuscanyProvincePisa PI ComuneCasciana Terme LariArea Total36 42 km2 14 06 sq mi Elevation125 m 410 ft Population 2001 1 Total2 499 Density69 km2 180 sq mi DemonymCascianesiTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code56034Dialing code0587Patron saintSanta CroceSaint day3 MayWebsiteOfficial websiteThe name Casciana derives from the Latin name of Cassius with the meaning of Cassio s Land but the location is first mentioned by the name of Acqui at the end of the 9th century with reference to the thermal characteristics of the place The village was called Bagni di Casciana referring to the center of Casciana until 1956 when it assumed its present name Contents 1 Main sights 1 1 Spas 1 2 Churches 2 Culture 3 References 4 External linksMain sights EditSpas Edit The village is best known for the thermal plant which receives a constant flow of lime sulfur water at 37 C 99 F It is said 2 that the thermal water was discovered by the 12th century Countess Matilda of Tuscany She had a rather old and sickly blackbird which had grayish feathers from age One day the countess noticed that the blackbird was moving better and his feathers were becoming once again an intense black color and his beak was returning to a bright yellow color She followed the blackbird during its daily morning outings and discovered that the blackbird would land and dip his legs in a strange steaming water The countess wished to try the miraculous waters and it took very little time for the benefits to be apparent She then decided to build several baths which were the first beginnings of the thermal plants that we see today Up until 1927 the baths were the property of the municipality of Lari Churches Edit Chiesa di San Martino in Petraija Church of Church of Santa Maria Assunta Oratory of Our Lady of Seven SorrowsCulture EditThe patron feast is held May 3 in honor of the Santissimo Crocifisso Holy Cross Other festivals include Village carnival Casciana in Flowers competition of flowered balconies the feast of San Genesio a children s feast followed by the launching of balloons with messages of peace Via del arco paintings exhibition The Living Nativity the Saturday before Christmas References Edit All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute Istat One source for this story is Michele K Spike s book An illustrated guide to the one hundred churches of Matilda of Canossa Countess of Tuscany 192 pages published in 2015 by Centro Di Florence External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Casciana Terme Terme of Casciana Tourism in Casciana Terme Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Casciana Terme amp oldid 1074169860, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
