Monzuno

Monzuno
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
Metropolitan city	Bologna  (BO)
Local name	Munzón
Coordinates	44 ° 17 ′  N , 11 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 17 ′ 0 ″  N , 11 ° 16 ′ 0 ″  E
height	621  m slm
surface	64 km²
Residents	6,386 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	100 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	40036
prefix	051
ISTAT number	037044
Website	Monzuno
Panorama of Monzuno

Monzuno is an Italian municipality with 6386 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Bologna .

The parish church of San Giovanni Evangelista in Monzuno

Bridge over the Setta in the district of Vado

Community area and history

The municipality extends on the western slopes of the Savena Valley, on the northern ridge of Monte Venere and on the left side of the Setta and Sambro streams .

In the 12th century the municipality was still under the administration of the Marquis of Tuscany . Probably after the rule of the Lombards , the community came into the possession of the Ubaldinis and was later ceded to Matilde di Canossa . The area was ultimately divided between the noble families of Da Monzuno , Da Montorio and Da Panico . In the history of Monzuno, the castle was probably part of the court administration of Scanello and was then given to the Church of Pisa . It later gained independence under the rule that was believed to have branched off from the Ubaldinis . The Da Monzuno triumphed over the Da Montorio , who asked for help from church circles, and fought alongside the Geremei ( Guelphs ) against the Lambertazzi ( Ghibellines ). Even so, during the crisis they showed the true nature of their political leanings by taking sides for the nobles at the expense of the middle class.

The Bolognese knew only too well about the political ambivalence of the noble families and have since tried to entrust them with tasks and offices in order to consolidate their claim to power. Bologna succeeded in subjugating Monzuno and the castle of Aligrano in 1371. However, Guiduccio da Monzuno sided with the rebels and decided to support the Lambertazzi . Bologna responded with determination and sent troops and horses to take the castle once and for all.

Monzuno became a commissariat under the rule of Giovanni Bentivoglio at the end of the 15th century . The district was given to the Manzoli family in 1514 and then fell to the Dukes of Acquasparta . When the French came to power in 1797, the division of the territory created several municipal units : Monzuno , Brigola , Vado and Valle di Sambro . 1810, the District Monzuno was in the territory of the Papal States integrated and thus were the villages of Trasasso, Brigola, Gugliara, Vado, Monterumici, Brigadello, Brento, Valle di Sambro, Gabbiano, Montorio and Rioveggio into this new jurisdiction.

Recent history shows a widespread tendency towards partisan movement as a result of the rise of fascism during the Second World War . Mario Musolesi , better known as Il lupo ( The Wolf ), holed up in Monzuno . He was the head of the partisan movement Stella rossa ( Red Star ).

The locality of Brento

As the town of Brento has a very eventful tradition, it deserves special attention, even if it is only part of the municipality of Monzuno. Brento was a royal property and as such was given away by the Lombard king Aistulf to the Duke Orso , only to fall to the Abbey of Nonantola . The village then came into the possession of the Bishop of Bologna . After the 11th century the town began to decline. In 1239 the Bishop of Bologna gave the Church of Brento to the clergy of Bologna. In the 14th century the Vicariato di Montagna ( Vicariate of the Mountains ) was active in Monzuno. The community of monks who settled here then dispersed after 1632. The old parish church was destroyed in the course of wars.

The locality of Montorio

The locality of Montorio was the capital of a wide ecclesiastical district long before Monzuno acquired its administrative rights. This district comprised 42 parishes and was later dismembered. In 1582, Cardinal Gabriele Paleotti moved the parish to Monzuno. Montorio initially belonged to the local feudal lords, then to the Counts Castelli of Bologna. The latter donated the Palace of Montorio to the military order of Santo Stefano di Toscana to participate in it. The Grand Duke of Tuscany gladly accepted the proposal, established the priory of Bologna and left the administration to the Castellis . The property later fell to Count Francesco di Thurn-Valsassina , then to the Marullis from Bologna and finally to the Bertis .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

Web links

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