Geography and place-names. Echoes of the traditional agricultural world in the Place names of Tuscany

One century ago, geography studied the place-name especially to find its own terminology. Today, the geographical approach in the toponymic study is especially usesul for awakening the sense of belonging to place. An interesting exemple of the contribution that the place names can offer to study the local identity is represented by the names related to the traditional rural world. The place names of areas such as Tuscany are expressive indicators of local identity.