San Lorenzo a Merse
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| Country | Italy | ||
| region | Tuscany | ||
| province | Siena (SI) | ||
| local community | Monticiano | ||
| Coordinates | 43 ° 9 ' N , 11 ° 16' E | ||
| height | 227 m slm | ||
| Residents | 194 (2017) | ||
| Telephone code | 0577 | CAP | 53015 |
San Lorenzo a Merse is a district ( fraction , Italian frazione ) of Monticiano in the province of Siena , Tuscany region in Italy .
geography
The place is about 7 km east of the capital Monticiano, about 25 km southwest of the provincial capital Siena and about 70 km south of the regional capital Florence . The closest neighboring towns are Iesa and Tocchi , both also districts of Monticiano. The place is in the range of hills Colline Metallifere at 227 m and had about 160 inhabitants in 2001. In 2017 there were 194 residents. The river Merse flows just to the east of the village and forms the border with the municipality of Murlo .
history
The place was first mentioned in writing on March 28, 1108 by Bernardo di Montagutolo from Pari . He confirmed the monks of the Abbazia di San Lorenzo al Lanzo (Badia Ardenghesca) their possessions in the place, which were made for them by the Ardengheschi from Civitella . In the 12th century the place was still called San Lorenzo a Foiano , named after a place near the Mersebrücke, which is now called Ponte a Macereto . On April 17, 1194, Pope Celestine III renewed . confirmation of the possessions of the monks of the Abbazia di San Lorenzo al Lanzo, but only eight years later the place came under the control of Siena. In 1208 the place was sold to the Marescotti family from Senese . Due to the tolls on the road to Grosseto and the bad treatment of the local population, the Marescotti came into conflict with the government in Siena, so that Siena took the place on the night of June 7th to 8th 1369 and arrested Edoardo di Niccolò Marescotti . After that, the place belonged to Pari under civil law, then from 1579 to Sovicille . Casole d'Elsa was responsible for criminal law . In 1833 San Lorenzo a Merse became part of Monticiano.
Attractions
- Rocca di San Lorenzo a Merse , also called Castello. Located in the upper part of the village near the churches. Probably made around 10/11. Century and was badly damaged by Siena in 1369. After that, the existing walls were integrated into residential buildings. From the old structure, the entrance gate and the Marescotti coat of arms are preserved.
- Pieve di San Lorenzo for the first time in 1108 mentioned Pieve . Was restored by Egisto Bellini at the beginning of the 20th century. The lunette (now bricked up) above the entrance portal contained a fresco showing the Madonna col Bambino tra i Santi Lorenzo e Stefano . Inside the church contains a wooden statue of San Lorenzo from the 16th century. In the left entrance area is the wooden statue Visitatione con San Lorenzo (Pietro Montini, 17th century, from the Chiesa della Compagnia della Misericordia ). Also contains the grave slab of Edoardo Marescotti (after 1340), which is set in marble in the floor.
- Chiesa della Compagnia della Misericordia , also known as Compagnia della Concezione , church that is adjacent to the pieve on the back. Was built in the 16th century and has a passage to the pieve in the apse. It was also restored by Egisto Bellini (1911) after an earthquake in 1909. The altar dates from the 16th century and contains three statues.
- Chiesetta di Santa Maria delle Nevi , also called Madonna della Piaggia , chapel from the 16th century at the cemetery just outside the town center.
- Cappella della Santissima Vergine dei Dolori , chapel in the Località Massoni, built in 1717 by Pellegrino Marchi and destroyed in 1774. It is about 2 km outside of the village, a few remains of ruins are still visible.
traffic
The place has a junction (Tocchi) on Strada Statale 223 di Paganico . San Lorenzo a Merse is about 1 km west of the road.
photos
The Chiesa della Compagnia della Misericordia
Remains of the wall of the former Rocca
Entrance gate to the town center
literature
- Anna Maria Guiducci (a cura di) in: I Luoghi della Fede. Le Crete senesi, la Val d'Arbia e la Val di Merse. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore , Milan 1999, ISBN 88-04-46774-6 , p. 134 f.
- Emanuele Repetti: LORENZO (S.) A MERSE. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846). Online version 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 June 5, 2016 (Italian)
- ↑ Italia in dettaglio zu San Lorenzo a Merse , accessed on February 18, 2018 (Italian)
- ↑ a b c d e f Ecomuseo Val di Merse: San Lorenzo a Merse
- ↑ a b Emanuele Repetti: LORENZO (S.) A MERSE.
- ^ A b Anna Maria Guiducci: I Luoghi della Fede
- ↑ Lapide tombale di Edoardo Marescotti at Ecomuseo Val di Merse, accessed on June 5, 2016 (Italian)
- ↑ Chiesetta di Santa Maria delle Nevi near Ecomuseo Val di Merse, accessed on June 4, 2016 (Italian)