Trequanda

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Trequanda
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Trequanda (Italy)
Trequanda
Country Italy
region Tuscany
province Siena  (SI)
Coordinates 43 ° 11 ′  N , 11 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 11 ′ 0 ″  N , 11 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  E
height 543  m slm
surface 64.10 km²
Residents 1,219 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 19 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 53020
prefix 0577
ISTAT number 052036
Popular name Trequandini
Website Trequanda municipality
Panorama of Trequanda
Panorama of Trequanda

Trequanda is a place with 1219 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Siena , Tuscany region in Italy .

geography

Location of Trequanda in the province of Siena

The place extends over 64.10  km² . It is located between the valleys of the Asso and the Chiana, not far from the Crete Senesi, approx. 40 km southeast of the provincial capital Siena and approx. 95 km southeast of the regional capital Florence in the climatic classification of Italian communities in zone E, 2 115 GG. The Torrenti Asso (6 of 38 km in the municipality) and Trove (6 of 16 km in the municipality) flow through the municipality . Trequanda belongs to the diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza .

The districts (frazioni) include Castelmuzio (443 m, approx. 260 inhabitants) and Petroio (487 m, approx. 330 inhabitants).

The neighboring municipalities are Asciano , Montalcino , Pienza , Rapolano Terme , Sinalunga and Torrita di Siena .

history

Trequanda was first mentioned in 1198. The castle of the Senese counts Cacciaconti della Scialenga was built at the beginning of the 13th century. From 1255 the place was subject to Senese jurisdiction . In the conflict between Florence ( Guelphs ) and Arezzo ( Ghibellines ), Trequanda appeared on the side of Florence and also turned against Siena. After the victory of the Guelfs in the Battle of Campaldino near Poppi in 1289, the town was destroyed by Siena. After that, the place came under the rule of the Franzesi from Staggia Senese , who got into trouble, ceded the place back to Siena in 1309. In the conflict between Siena and Florence the place was conquered by Florence in 1552 and remained in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany after the final defeat of Siena in 1555 .

Attractions

The Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Andrea and the Trequanda Town Hall
The Porta al Sole gate
  • Castello Cacciaconti , castle in the town center
  • Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Andrea , church in the center of the village from 1327, contains the works Ascensione by Sodoma ( fresco ), Madonna col Bambino e Santi by Giovanni di Paolo ( winged altar ) and Madonna col Bambino by Andrea Sansovino .
  • Chiesa della Compagnia dell'Immacolata Concezione , church in the town center, adjacent to the castle. Contains an altar from the 17th century and the canvas painting Immacolata Concezione (unknown Senese artist).
  • City gates Porta al Sole , Porta al Leccio and Porta a Buggea (main gate, no longer available)
  • Oratorio di Santa Maria della Neve , also known as Chiesa del Sodo , church just outside the town center. The facade dates from the 18th century, but the building is probably much older.
  • Badia di Santa Maria a Sicille , built in 1263 abbey, which is about 5 km southeast of the main town on the road to Petroio. Originated by the Knights Templar and after its dissolution in 1311 went to the Olivetans . The 15th century frescoes inside the church were not rediscovered until 1939.
  • Pieve di Sant'Andrea in Malcenis , church ruin on the road to Asciano, which was mentioned as early as the 8th century.
  • Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta , church in the Castelmuzio district .
  • Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo in the district of Petroio , contains the work Madonna col Bambino by Taddeo di Bartolo .
  • Chiesa di San Giorgio , church in the district of Petroio.
  • Chiesa di Sant'Andrea , church in the district of Petroio.
  • Chiesa della Compagnia del Corpus Domini , former church / chapel of the castle in Petroio.
  • Chiesa della Madonna della Rosa , church just outside of Petroio.
  • Cappella della Madonna del Parto , chapel just outside Petroio in the direction of Castelmuzio.
  • Oratorio della Confraternita della Santissima Trinità e di San Bernardino , oratorio in Castelmuzio.
  • Pieve di Santo Stefano a Cennano , Pieve just outside Castelmuzio.
  • Museo d'arte sacra , museum in the Castelmuzio district.
  • Museo della Terracotta , ceramic museum in the district of Petroio.

Awards

literature

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ^ A b Emanuele Repetti: TREQUANDA fra la Val di Chiana e la Valle dell'Asso.
  3. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on March 20, 2015 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
  4. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the rivers in Trequanda , accessed on March 20, 2015 (Italian)
  5. ↑ Official website of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (2001, Italian), accessed on March 20, 2015 (Italian)
  6. ↑ Official website of the municipality of Trequanda on the history of the place , accessed on August 20, 2017 (Italian)
  7. ↑ a b c d e f Laura Martini (ed.): I Luoghi della Fede: Montepulciano e la Valdichiana senese.