Castell'Azzara

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Castell'Azzara
coat of arms
Castell'Azzara (Italy)
Castell'Azzara
Country Italy
region Tuscany
province Grosseto  (GR)
Coordinates 42 ° 46 '  N , 11 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 46 '21 "  N , 11 ° 41' 55"  E
height 815  m slm
surface 64.72 km²
Residents 1,397 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 22 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 58034
prefix 0564
ISTAT number 053005
Popular name Castellazzaresi
Patron saint San Nicola (December 6th)
Website Castell'Azzara municipality
Panorama of Castell'Azzara
Panorama of Castell'Azzara

Castell'Azzara is a place with 1397 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Grosseto , Tuscany region in Italy .

geography

Location of Castell'Azzara in the province of Grosseto

The place extends over around 65  km² . It is located about 50 km east of the provincial capital Grosseto and about 120 km southeast of the regional capital Florence in the climatic classification of Italian communities in zone E, 2,689 GG.

The place is located below the mountain Monte Civitella (1107 m) on the Torrenti Siele (11 km long, of which 5 km in the local area) and Stridolone (16 km long, of which 5 km in the local area), both of which flow into the Paglia . The western municipal boundary to Semproniano is formed by the Fiora river .

The only district (Frazione) is Selvena , which has been part of the municipality since 1915 (658 m, approx. 580 inhabitants).

The neighboring municipalities are Piancastagnaio ( SI ), Proceno ( VT ), Santa Fiora , Semproniano and Sorano .

history

Panorama of the center of Castell'Azzara with the Rocca Aldobrandesca (right) and the church Chiesa di San Nicola (left)

The place originated between the 11th and 12th centuries as a property of the Aldobrandeschi family . The place is first mentioned in writing in 1216 as Castellum Lazzari . In 1251 the place was occupied by the lords of Orvieto . The Baschi family from Baschi , allies of the Orvietans, conquered the place in 1297. After that, Castell'Azzara returned to the Aldobrandeschi on June 21, 1356, here as governor of the Republic of Siena . After Cecilia Aldobrandeschi's marriage to Bosio Sforza in 1439, the village became their property. In the 17th century it came under the control of the Duchy of Tuscany and in 1783 became a district of Santa Fiora , where it was incorporated into the province of Grosseto until the unification of Italy and then with Santa Fiora. The place did not become an independent municipality again until March 21, 1915, the Selvena district was added.

Attractions

The Villa Sforzesca
The church Chiesa di San Nicola da Tolentino in the Selvena district
  • Chiesa di San Nicola , resulting in the 13th century church . Was first mentioned in writing in the Rationes Decimarum of 1276/77. The current church was built from 1841 to 1850 over the former church. Was renovated from 1923 to 1926, the campanile was rebuilt in 1933. Inside contains the canvas painting Assunta ei Santi Martino e Nicola from the 16th century.
  • Chiesa del Rosario , also called Chiesa della Maestà (so called due to a fresco that has now been lost), which was built between 1525 and 1550. Also contains further frescoes from the 16th century ( Evangelisti , Adorazione dei Magi ) and the canvas painting Madonna del Rosario tra i Santi Domenico e Santa Caterina di Siena .
  • Chiesa della Misericordia , former church, also called San Rocco , in the center of the village
  • Chiesa della Madonna della Pietraia , formerly also called Chiesa della Madonna della Pietà and Madonna degli Nevi , church in Località La Madonna , was probably built at the end of the 17th century above the older church Chiesetta della Scorciaia .
  • Chiesa di San Gregorio Magno , church near Villa Sforzesca, named after Pope Gregory XIII. was named and belongs to the building complex of the villa. Contains the painting Cardinale Sforza inginocchiato davanti alla Madonna col Bambino and the fresco Sant'Antonio Abate from the 16th century.
  • Chiesa di San Nicola da Tolentino , church consecrated to Nicholas of Tolentino in the Selvena district, which took over the tasks of the church in Rocca Silvana Castle (built in 1238 and consecrated to Nicholas of Bari ) from 1838. Construction of the church began in 1797, and the inauguration took place in 1838. The campanile dates from 1850. Was completely restored and modified in 1925.
  • Rocca Aldobrandesca , castle with clock tower ( Torre dell'Orologio ) of the Aldobrandeschi, built in the 13th century. First mentioned in writing in 1366 and fundamentally redesigned in 1817.
  • Rocca Silvana , castle mentioned as early as the 9th century in the documents of the Monastery of San Salvatore di Monte Amiata .
  • Villa Sforzesca , also called La Sforzesca , villa on the river Siele in the Valle Calda , which here represents the municipal border with Piancastagnaio and the regional border with Lazio ( Viterbo province , Proceno municipality ). The villa was built in 1576 by Cardinal Alessandro Sforza (1534–1581), architects were Giovanni and Domenico Fontana . Today the villa is uninhabited.
  • Castello di Penna , Aldobrandeschi fortifications from the 13th century on the Poggio della Vecchia hill on Monte Penna , which were recorded in writing in the Aldobrandeschi documents from 1216 and 1274. The last mention comes from 1414, when the Sforza took possession of the already abandoned castle. Today only remnants of the facilities can be found as ruins.

literature

Web links

Commons : Castell'Azzara  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA) , accessed on May 26, 2013 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
  3. ↑ a b Touring Club Italiano
  4. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the rivers in Castell'Azzara , accessed on May 26, 2013 (Italian)
  5. ↑ a b c Corridori / Santioli
  6. ↑ Official website of the ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on 2001 population figures in the province of Grosseto, accessed on May 26, 2013 (Italian)
  7. ↑ a b c d e Rotundo / Santi
  8. ↑ a b c d e f g Bruno Santi
  9. ↑ a b Giuseppe Guerrini
  10. ^ Ovidio Guaita: Le Ville della Toscana , Newton & Compton Editori, Rome 1997, ISBN 88-8183-787-0 , p. 57 f.