Monteliscai
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| Country | Italy | ||
| region | Tuscany | ||
| province | Siena (SI) | ||
| local community | Siena | ||
| Coordinates | 43 ° 21 ' N , 11 ° 22' E | ||
| height | 290 m slm | ||
| Residents | 60 (2011) | ||
| Telephone code | 0577 | CAP | 53100 |
Monteliscai is a district ( fraction , Italian frazione ) of the city of Siena in the province of Siena , Tuscany region in Italy .
geography
The place is about 3.5 kilometers northeast of the city walls of Siena on the municipal boundary to Castelnuovo Berardenga at 290 m slm. In 2001 it had about 67 inhabitants. In 2011 there were about 60. The place is located on a hill between the rivers Bolgione and Bozzone , which flows about 500 m north and represents the municipal boundary to Castelnuovo Berardenga (district Ponte a Bozzone ).
history
The place was first mentioned in 1089, when the church of Monteliscai (also Monte Liscari) was documented. In 1119 Monteliscai is mentioned as a castle. In 1229 it was captured by Florence and destroyed. After the reconstruction, Monteliscai belonged to the property of the Salimbeni family from 1318, who had to leave Siena and their property in 1418. In 1479 the place was damaged in another attack by the Florentines. From 1777 Monteliscai belonged to the administrative division of Masse del Terzo di San Martino , from 1869 to Masse di Siena . After the mass was incorporated into Siena in 1904, Monteliscai became part of Siena.
Attractions
- Castello di Monteliscai , former castle and main town, now used as living space.
- Santi Pietro e Paolo , first mentioned in 1089, which was then subordinate to the Camaldolese of the Badia di San Pietro a Ruoti (today the municipality of Bucine ). In 1734 the church was restored and the roof was renewed in the 1970s.
- Villa Il Serraglio , villa of the del Taja family.
- San Giorgio a Lapi , church that was built in the first half of the 12th century as a convent of the Camaldolese women
traffic
- Monteliscai is on the provincial road Via Chiantigiana SP 408 , which leads from Siena to Gaiole in Chianti and on to Montevarchi . The closest long-distance connection is the Siena Nord junction on Raccordo autostradale 3 . This is approx. 4 km to the west, but has to be approached via Siena (approx. 8 km total distance).
- The nearest rail stop is in Siena, approx. 4 km away. It is on the Siena- Empoli - Chiusi / Grosseto railway line .
photos
The main gate of Monteliscai Castle
Panorama of the Villa Il Serraglio
The Villa Il Serraglio (seen from Ponte a Bozzone)
The Villa Il Serraglio (entrance gate below the castle)
The Church of San Giorgio a Lapi
literature
- Emanuele Repetti: MONTE LISCARI, o MONTELISCAI in Val d'Arbia. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846). Online edition of the University of Siena (PDF, Italian)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official website of ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on 2001 population figures in the province of Siena, accessed on April 6, 2018 (Italian)
- ↑ italia.indettaglio.it on Monteliscai , accessed on April 6 (Italian)
- ↑ a b c Emanuele Repetti: MONTE LISCARI, o MONTELISCAI in Val d'Arbia.
- ↑ Il Tirreno to the church Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo a Monteliscai, accessed on April 6, 2018 (Italian)
- ↑ Riccardo Francovich , Maria Gina Tempo: Castelli, storia e archeologia del potere nella Toscana medievale. Volume I. All'insegna del Giglio, Florence 2000, ISBN 88-7814-167-4 , pp. 214-216 (excerpts from google books , accessed on April 6, 2018)
- ↑ Alessandra Carniani: I Salimbeni. Quasi una signoria. Protagon Editori, Siena 1995, ISBN 88-8024-090-0 , pp. 177 and 279
- ^ Il Postalista , accessed April 6, 2018
- ↑ Chiese Italiane: Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo a Monteliscai <Siena> , Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on April 6, 2018 (Italian)
- ↑ Emanuele Repetti: LAPI (S. GIORGIO A) nella Arbia. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846). Retrieved April 6, 2018, (PDF, Italian)