San Giovanni d'Asso

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San Giovanni d'Asso
SanGiovanniDAssoPanorama.JPG
Panorama of San Giovanni d'Asso
Country Italy
region Tuscany
province Siena  (SI)
local community Montalcino
Coordinates 43 ° 9 '  N , 11 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 9 '17 "  N , 11 ° 35' 22"  E
height 310  m slm
Telephone code 0577 CAP 53020

San Giovanni d'Asso is a district ( fraction , Italian frazione ) of Montalcino in the province of Siena , Tuscany region in Italy .

geography

The place lies in the landscape of the Crete Senesi just north of the Val d'Orcia and extends over 66  km² . It is located about 10 km northeast of the capital Montalcino, 30 km southeast of the provincial capital Siena and about 80 km southeast of the regional capital Florence at 310 m. The addition of the name d'Asso refers to the river Asso , which runs through the village and spends 12 of its 38 km here. Other important bodies of water in the municipality are the Torrenti Serlate (8 of 18 km in the municipality) and Trove (6 of 16 km). The place is in the climatic classification of Italian communities in zone D, 1 873 GG.

The hamlets Lucignano d'Asso , Montelifrè , Monterongriffoli (276 m, approx. 10 inhabitants) and Vergelle belong to the place .

history

The place was first mentioned by the church of San Pietro in Villore in 714. The Castello (castle) has been known since the 12th century. In 1151 the place belonged to the Count Paltonieri di Forteguerro , who was under the rule of Siena, after which it passed to the Ardengheschi . In 1256 Orlando Buonsignori bought the castle. At the beginning of the 14th century, the Salimbeni came to power. After the Pannilini , the Republic of Siena took control of the place in the middle of the 15th century. On January 1, 2017, the place merged with the neighboring municipality of Montalcino , the place name Montalcino remained.

Attractions

The castle of San Giovanni d'Asso, seen from the south
The church Chiesa di San Pietro in Villore in San Giovanni d'Asso near the castle
The Madonna del Tribbio Church (Santa Maria delle Grazie)
  • Chiesa di San Pietro in Villore , first mentioned 714 Church in the village near the fort.
  • Pieve di San Giovanni Battista , Pieve built in the 14th century in the town center.
  • Chiesa della Madonna del Tribbio (also Santa Maria delle Grazie ), church just outside the town center in the direction of Asciano. Previously contained the work Trittico della Madonna col Bambino ei santi Pietro e Paolo (150 cm × 146 cm) by Ugolino di Nerio , which is now in the Uffizi in Florence.
  • Museo del Tartuffo , truffle museum in the Castello di San Giovanni in the town center.
  • Pieve di Santa Maria a Pava , Pieve, which is about 1 km south of the main town. The pieve was mentioned as early as the 8th century and contains a lunette with the fresco Madonna col Bambino e due santi from the early 14th century.
  • Pieve di San Pietro a Pava , former and no longer existing Pieve near the Pieve di Santa Maria. Used since 2004 for archaeological excavations (Scavo archeologico di Pava).
  • Pieve di Santa Maria a Salti , Pieve, which is about 3 km southwest of the main town towards Buonconvento. Was mentioned as early as the 8th century.
  • Chiesa di San Biagio , church in Lucignano d'Asso mentioned in 1278. Was rebuilt in 1751 after an earthquake.
  • Chiesa della Compagnia del Santissimo Rosario , 17th century church in Lucignano d'Asso.
  • Chiesa di San Lorenzo , church in Monterongriffoli.
  • Chiesa di San Lorenzo , church in Vergelle from the 12th century. The right altar contains the work of Madonna del Rosario , the original by Arcangelo Salimbeni , which was created in 1580, is now in the Museo diocesano di Pienza (room 7).
  • Castel Verdelli , two-part castle from the 14th (palace) and 15th century (southern part) on the road to Vergelle.
  • Castello di Montelifrè , castle ruins in Montelifrè. Long owned by the Scialenghi-Cacciaconti family in the 13th century.

literature

Web links

Commons : San Giovanni d'Asso  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the rivers in San Giovanni d'Asso , accessed on January 22, 2014 (Italian)
  2. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on January 22, 2014 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
  3. ↑ Official website of ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on 2001 population figures in the province of Siena, accessed on January 22, 2014 (Italian)
  4. ↑ Official website of the municipality on the history of the place , accessed on January 22, 2014 (Italian)
  5. ↑ a b c d e f g Anna Maria Guiducci: I Luoghi della Fede: Le Crete senesi, la Val d'Arbia e la Val di Merse.
  6. ^ Unione comuni di Montalcino e San Giovanni d'Asso nominato il commissario prefettizio. Ministry of Interior website, accessed January 12, 2017 (Italian)
  7. ^ Official website of the Uffizi Gallery, accessed April 17, 2011
  8. ↑ turismo.intoscana.it on the Truffle Museum in San Giovanni d'Asso , accessed on January 24, 2014 (Italian)
  9. ↑ Pro Loco website for the Scavo archeologico di Pava excavation site , accessed on January 24, 2014 (Italian)
  10. ↑ Emanuele Repetti: SALTI (Pieve a) o Santa Maria in SALTO Val d'Asso. In Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846), online edition ( Memento of the original from February 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the University of Siena (PDF, Italian) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / stats-1.archeogr.unisi.it
  11. ↑ cretesenesi to Castel Verdelli , accessed on January 24, 2014 (English)
  12. ↑ Enrico Bosi: I Castelli della Toscana. Il Senese. Bonechi Editrice, Florence 1981, ISBN 88-7009-137-6 , p. 151