Montecchio Vesponi
Montecchio Vesponi is a village and hamlet of the municipality of Castiglion Fiorentino , Province of Arezzo .
geography
The village, with about 766 inhabitants, is located 4 km south of Castiglion Fiorentino, on a hill at the lower edge of the Chio valley, 363 m above sea level.
history
The first settlement on Montecchio hill dates from the Etruscan-Roman era. The castle was built in the 9th century. In the 11th century the castle was known as Castrum Montis Giusponi , a derivative of the Guasconi family name from Arezzo . In 1347 the place was under the rule of Perugia . After the Battle of Campaldino, the town became the property of Florence. Florence passed the place on to John Hawkwood (Giovanni Acuto) around 1383 . After his death, Montecchio fell back to Florence. The place was independent until 1774, then it was incorporated into Castiglion Fiorentino through the territorial reform of Grand Duke Leopold I.
photos
The castle with the surrounding area
The church of Montecchio
View of Montecchio on a foggy day
Typical house on a street
literature
- Emanuele Repetti: MONTECCHIO in Val di Chiana, ossia MONTECCHIO VESPONI. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846) , online edition of the University of Siena (PDF, Italian)
- Touring Club Italiano : Toscana. Milan 2003, ISBN 88-365-2767-1 , p. 728.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ La Frazione di Montecchio with the population figures from 2011, accessed on April 4, 2019
- ↑ a b Touring Club Italiano
- ↑ a b Emanuele Repetti
Coordinates: 43 ° 19 ' N , 11 ° 55' E