Castiglione della Valle (Umbria)

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Castiglione della Valle
CastiglioneDellaValleMarscianoPanorama1.jpg
Panorama of Castiglione della Valle
Country Italy
region Umbria
province Perugia  (PG)
local community Marsciano
Coordinates 43 ° 1 '  N , 12 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 1 '12 "  N , 12 ° 15' 5"  E
height 212  m slm
Residents 470 (2001)
Telephone code 075 CAP 06072

Castiglione della Valle is a district ( fraction , Italian frazione ) of Marsciano in the province of Perugia , Umbria region in Italy .

geography

The place is about 14 km northwest of the main town Marsciano and about 15 km southwest of the provincial and regional capital Perugia . The place is at 212  m slm and 2001 had about 470 inhabitants. The Nestore river runs just south of the village, and its left tributary Caina just east of it , which enters the Nestore about 2 km south of Castiglione della Valle near Pieve Caina (also Marsciano). The Lake Trasimeno is about 10 km west, the Lago di Pietrafitta (in Piegaro ) about 4 km south-west. In the north and west the place borders on the municipality of Perugia, in the southwest on Pietrafitta (Piegaro), in the south on Pieva Caina and in the east on San Biagio della Valle (both Marsciano).

history

The castle was first mentioned in 1163 in a document by Friedrich Barbarossa . Here the partial ownership rights of the monastery of San Pietro in Perugia were confirmed in the place. Several times the place was attacked and occupied by Braccio da Montone (Braccio Fortebracci), here in conflict with Perugia, between 1411 and 1416.

Attractions

The church of San Giovanni Battista with the monument to the fallen
  • San Giovanni Battista , church in the town center, which was built before 1163 and at that time belonged to the monastery of San Pietro in Perugia, according to a document by Frederick Barbarossa. From 1890 to 1893 the building was rebuilt by Nazzareno Biscarini and consecrated on July 23, 1893 by the Archbishop of Perugia , Federico Pietro Foschi. The facade was completed in 1920 by the architect Vignaroli and restored in 2004.
  • Madonna del Fosso , chapel below the village, which was built before the 15th century. Contains frescos from the 15th century attributed to Benedetto Bonfigli and frescoes from the 16th century from the Perugino area . The fresco Madonna dei Miracoli from the area around Bonfigli was cut almost in half in 1531 to fit the wall of the high altar. In 1928 the church was converted by the fascist party into a theater and cinema. Contains a stone marked XD 1816 RISTAURATA , which documents the restoration of 1816.
  • Castello di Monticelli , 12th century castle in the Località Monticello.
  • Santi Pietro e Ubaldo , church in Località Monticello, mentioned from the 12th century. In 1115 it belonged to the monastery of San Pietro in Perugia. Of the original church, only the sacristy remains today, which contains frescoes by Meo da Siena (also Meo da Siena or Meo di Guido da Siena).
  • Pictures of Castiglione della Valle

  • The Church of San Giovanni Battista

  • Access to the castle

  • Church of Santi Pietro e Ubaldo a Monticelli

Web links

Commons : Castiglione della Valle (Marsciano)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Official website of ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on 2001 population figures in the province of Perugia, accessed on April 2, 2019 (Italian)
  2. ↑ a b I Luoghi del Silenzio: Castiglion della valle - Marsciano (PG) , accessed on April 7, 2019 (Italian)
  3. ↑ a b c Website of the municipality of Marsciano in Castiglione della Valle, accessed on April 7, 2019 (Italian)
  4. ↑ Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista <Castiglione della Valle, Marsciano> , website Chiese Italiane, Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on April 7, 2019 (Italian)
  5. ↑ Cappella della Madonna del Fosso <Castiglione della Valle, Marsciano> , website Chiese Italiane, Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on April 7, 2019 (Italian)
  6. ^ I Luoghi del Silenzio: Chiesa di San Paolo e Sant'Ubaldo - Monticelli di Marsciano (PG) , accessed on April 7, 2019 (Italian)