|
 Inhabitants in 1991: 2.435
 The
municipal territory extends for 39,51 square kilometres on the hilly crest
of the south eastern part of the Island of Elba. Autonomous
municipality from 1906 with the aggregation of two districts detached
from the municipality of Porto Azzurro.
Grown up in an area rich with archaeological testimonies of Roman era,
Capoliveri is cited from the XIII century when it was Seat of a
plebeian church. Fortified by Pisa it passed at the end of the 1300s
under the Piombinese Lords degli Appiani. In 1500s it
suffered repeated assaults by the Saracen pirates. From the XVII
century it was part of the Longone community (then Porto Longone and now
Porto Azzurro), founded by the Spanish: they maintained the government
until 1801, the year in which the King of Napoli transferred the
territory to the French, who already dominated throughout Toscana
and in part of the Island of Elba. In 1815, after the defeat of
Napoleon, Capoliveri was annexed to the Grand Duchy of Toscana,
of which it remained part until the Unity of Italy.
Places to visit:
Sanctuary of Madonna delle Grazie,
1500 construction. |
Historical info reproduced upon authorization of Regione Toscana - Dipartimento della Presidenza E Affari Legislativi e Giuridici
Translated by Ann Mountford |
