Sarteano

Sarteano
Country	Italy
region	Tuscany
province	Siena  (SI)
Coordinates	42 ° 59 ′  N , 11 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  N , 11 ° 52 ′ 0 ″  E
height	573  m slm
surface	85.27 km²
Residents	4,625 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	54 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	53047
prefix	0578
ISTAT number	052031
Popular name	Sarteanesi
Patron saint	Madonna del Buon Consiglio (April 26th)
Website	Sarteano
Panorama of Sarteano

Sarteano is an Italian commune with 4625 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Siena in the Tuscany region .

geography

Location of Sarteano in the province of Siena

Sarteano is located approx. 60 km southeast of the provincial capital Siena and 100 km southeast of the regional capital Florence between the valleys of the Chiana and the Val d'Orcia on the Monte Cetona mountain . Sarteano is in the climatic classification of Italian communities in Zone E, 2 237 GG.

The Orcia river (6 of 70 km in the municipality, flows into the Ombrone ) and the Torrente Astrone (6 of 22 km in the municipality, Tiber river system ) flows through the municipality.

The center itself is divided into five contraden (districts): San Lorenzo , San Bartolomeo , San Martino , Santissima Trinità and Sant'Andrea .

Castiglioncello del Trinoro is a district of the municipality about 6 km to the west.

The neighboring municipalities are Cetona , Chianciano Terme , Chiusi , Pienza , Radicofani and San Casciano dei Bagni .

history

Castello di Sarteano

Archaeological finds prove the settlement of the place from the Paleolithic to the Bronze Age to the Iron Age. Numerous graves from the Etruscan era have been found in the area. Sarteano appears for the first time in 776 under the name Vicus Sarturianus . The place was first documented in the 11th century by the monastery of San Salvatore di Monte Amiata . From 1178 Sarteano was the center of an extensive fiefdom under the Count Manenti, who originally came from Lombardy . They submitted to the Republic of Siena in 1246, but rebelled in 1264 under the influence of Charles of Anjou and submitted to Orvieto . Just a year later, Sarteano was taken again by Siena and subjugated, causing severe damage to the castle. In the first years of the 14th century the Monaldeschi family gained control of the place and was in conflict with Chianciano several times. From 1347 the place received support from Perugia , and later from Orvieto. In 1379 Sarteano came under the influence of the Republic of Siena again . In 1409 the castle was besieged twice by Ladislaus of Naples , but both attacks could be repulsed. The four-day attack in 1455 by Giacomo Piccinino († 1465), a son of Niccolò Piccinino , could also be repulsed . From 1467, Siena restored the old fortress from the time of Count Manenti. The expansion into a military fortress took place in 1528 under the architect Baldassare Peruzzi . After the defeat of the Republic of Siena in 1555, the place resisted and became part of the Repubblica di Siena riparata in Montalcino with its seat in Montalcino , but had to give up before the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis (1559) on June 9, 1556 and Cosimo I. de ' Medici and his alliance devoted.

The main tower of the castle suffered severe damage in June 1944 when the defense line of the Wehrmacht ran through the town. In February 1997 the castle was sold to the municipality by its last owner, Pier Fanello Fanelli.

Attractions

"The Senese she-wolf" ( Lupa senese ) and former drawbridge to the castle

• Castello di Sarteano , castle first documented in 1038. It was first besieged and taken for Orvieto in 1229 by Alberto di Montauto. The reconquest for Siena was carried out by Franco Lippi da Grotti. From 1467 the castle was reinforced by the Republic of Siena. Pietro dell'Abaco da Montalcino, Guidoccio d'Andrea and Il Vecchietta (Lorenzo di Pietro) were sent to Sarteano for this purpose. Executing maestri were Bartolomeo d'Alberto and Domenico di Pietro. The castle consists of a main tower (mastio) and two round towers. The mastio consists of four floors, with a then secret spiral staircase leading from the top floor to the basement and from there via a tunnel to the outside. The castle was besieged by Cesare Borgia in 1503 . Further reinforcements at the castle were made in 1527/1528 by Baldassare Peruzzi . In 1617 Cosimo II. De 'Medici gave the fortifications to the Fanelli family, which they kept until 1997. It then became the property of the Sarteano Municipality. It has been open to the public since 2006. The Senese she-wolf (Lupa senese), a work by Antonio Federighi (1471), is located on the first floor above the former drawbridge .
• Porta Monalda , city gate below the castle in the Contrada San Lorenzo. Was the former main gate to the place. Above the gate is the Monaldeschi coat of arms with the date 1313 (MCCCXIII).
• Porta di Mezzo , middle city gate. Bears the coat of arms of the Senese Republic (Balzana).
• Porta Umbra , city gate of the Contrada San Martino. Bears the coat of arms of the Senese Republic (Balzana).

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  Porta Monalda

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  Wappenstein at the Porta Monalda

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  Porta di Mezzo

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  Porta Umbra

The Collegiata San Lorenzo

The Church of San Martino (in Foro)

• Collegiata di San Lorenzo , church from the 13th century in the town center, which was built on the remains of an Etruscan - Romanesque building. The Collegiata was by Pius III. restored, an extension took place in 1514. Another restoration was carried out in 1576. In 1638 it was elevated to the status of Collegiata and in 1787 the interior was restored by Leonardo de Vigni. Contains the works Angelo annunciante and Vergine annunciata by Girolamo del Pacchia (ca.1514).
• Chiesa del Suffragio , church in the center not far from the Collegiata San Lorenzo, contains a travertine portal from 1584.
• Chiesa di San Martino , a church in the town center built in the 18th century, took over the works of Jacopo di Mino del Pellicciaio ( Madonna col bambino , also known as Madonna del cardellino , was created around 1344), Domenico Beccafumi ( Annunciazione , created 1545) and Alessandro Casolani ( Madonna in gloria col bambino e santi ) from the Chiesa di San Martino in Foro , located on the town hall square, built in the 12th century and destroyed in the 18th century .
• Chiesa di San Francesco , 14th century church with a 1480 facade, restored by Antonio Federighi and others. This contains the Piccolomini coat of arms . The campanile comes from the 16th century.
• Museo civico archeologico di Sarteano , archaeological museum in the center of the village on Via Roma. Located in the Palazzo Gabrielli Galgani, which was built in the 16th century.
• Chiesa di Santa Chiara , former church and convent from the 16th century near the castle.
• Teatro comunale degli Arrischianti , small theater in the town center adjacent to the Palazzo Pubblico.
• Necropoli delle Pianacce , excavation site near the road to Chiusi. There are 14 Etruscan tombs here, including the Tomba della quadriga infernale (discovered in 2003) and the Podio Altare .
• Oratorio di San Michele Arcangelo , former oratory near the road to Chiusi. Dated around 1550 and contains the arms of the Gabrielli di Sartiano family. Contains frescoes depicting the twelve apostles.
• Pieve di Santa Vittoria , Pieve , oldest ecclesiastical building in the town, completed in 1205. Today's ruin is just outside the city walls on the road to Chiusi.
• Chiesa della Madonna di Belriguardo , former church on the road to Cetona. Originated in the 16th century.
• Cappella della Madonna del Mal di Capo , chapel near the road to Cetona. Contains the fresco Madonna in Gloria by an unknown Senese artist from the 16th century.
• Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Piagge , today's private church in an abandoned state near the road to Cetona. Contains frescoes from the 16th century.

Abbazia della Santissima Trinità di Spineta

• Abbazia della Santissima Trinità di Spineto , abbey founded in 1085 and located south of Sarteano not far from the road to Radicofani. Passed to the Vallombrosans in 1121 and were expanded and fortified by them. In 1627 the Cistercians took over the abbey and stayed for about two centuries.
• Castello delle Moiane , today's castle ruins near Spineta.
• Cappella della Madonna dell'Uccellino , chapel north of the town center, which probably contains a work by Jacopo di Mino del Pellicciaio ( attributed to Madonna col bambino ). The corresponding stucco frame was created in 1699.
• Chiesa di Sant'Alberto , a church built in 1972 on the road to Chianciano. Today contains the works of art from the Chiesa di San Bartolomeo di Solaia.
• Chiesa di San Bartolomeo di Solaia , church and convent just outside Sarteano. Established in 1485 and abandoned in 1810.
• Chiesa di Sant'Andrea , church in the district of Castiglioncello del Trinoro. Contains a baptismal font from the 16th century and was restored by Leonardo de Vegni in 1789.

Events

• La Giostra del Saracino , an annual competition that has been held on August 15 since 1982, in which the five contrades compete against each other.
• In 2015, the first Muggle Quidditch European Championship took place in Sarteano .

Awards

• The place is sponsor of the Bandiera Arancione of the TCI .

traffic

• Sarteano is connected to the A1 ( Autostrada del Sole ) via the Chiusi-Chianciano Terme junction . The junction is about 5 km northeast of Sarteano.
• The closest train station is that of Chiusi-Chianciano Terme in Chiusi Scalo, about 7 km east of Sarteano.

literature

• Accademia dei Rozzi, Ettore Pellegrini (ed.): Fortificare con arte. Vicende storiche ed architettoniche di quattro castelli senesi. Torrita di Siena, Sarteano, Lucignano della Chiana, Caldana di Maremma. Editrice Il Lecchio, Siena / Monteriggioni 2009
• Laura Martini (ed.): I Luoghi della Fede: Montepulciano e la Valdichiana senese. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore , Milan 1999, ISBN 88-04-46787-8 , pp. 155-162.
• Emanuele Repetti: SARTEANO, o SARTIANO (Sarteanum) nella Val di Chiana. In Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846), online edition of the University of Siena (PDF, ital.)
• Touring Club Italiano : Toscana. Milan 2003, ISBN 88-365-2767-1 , p. 764 ff.

Web links

Commons : Sarteano  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Municipality of Sarteano
• Pro Loco Sarteano website
• The castle of Sarteano at castellitoscani.com (Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ Comuni Italiani zu Sarteano , accessed on May 26, 2015 (Italian)
3. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on May 25, 2015 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
4. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the rivers in Cetona , accessed on May 25, 2015 (Italian)
5. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Pro Loco Sarteano
6. ↑ ^{a b c} Emanuele Repetti: SARTEANO, o SARTIANO (Sarteanum) nella Val di Chiana.
7. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o} Laura Martini (ed.): I Luoghi della Fede: Montepulciano e la Valdichiana senese.
8. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Carlo Bologni: Sarteano e il suo castello nella Storia. In: Accademia dei Rozzi, Ettore Pellegrini (ed.): Fortificare con arte. Vicende storiche ed architettoniche di quattro castelli senesi.
9. ^ ^{A b} Touring Club Italiano: Toscana.
10. ↑ ^{a b c} Sara Pizziconi: Il Cantiere della Rocca. In: Accademia dei Rozzi, Ettore Pellegrini (ed.): Fortificare con arte. Vicende storiche ed architettoniche di quattro castelli senesi.
11. ↑ ^{a b} Sara Pizziconi: Vecchietta, Federighi et alii .... In: Accademia dei Rozzi, Ettore Pellegrini (ed.): Fortificare con arte. Vicende storiche ed architettoniche di quattro castelli senesi.
12. ^ Castelli Toscani
13. ↑ sarteanoliving to Castello di Sarteano, accessed on May 30, 2015 (Italian)
14. ↑ Official website of the Museo civico archeologico di Sarteano , accessed on May 29, 2015 (English)
15. ↑ Silvia Nerucci: Sarteano. Museo Civico Archeologico. In: Musei Senesi. Nuova Immagine Editrice, Siena 2007, ISBN 978-88-7145-255-5 , pp. 309-315
16. ↑ Terra degli Etruschi to the Necropoli delle Pianacce di Sarteano  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 29, 2015 (Italian)  
17. ^ France beats Britain to win first European Quidditch Games. The Guardian, accessed November 28, 2015 . 
18. ↑ Official website of the TCI on the Bandiera Arancione and Sarteano , accessed on June 1, 2015 (Italian)