Cerretoli

Cerretoli country of origin Roman and ancient medieval castle  Origin name - From the Latin "Cerretum" wood of cedars - "Cerritulo" - "Cerretulum" - "Cerreti" - Cerreto  First historical news - August 12 th 1351 the marquis Malaspina of Fivizzano sells the castle to Florence 120.000 gold Florins  Church - S.Andrea    Photo Cerretoli Churc n°1 - n°2 - n°3 Country n°1 - n°2 - n°3

History church - You church of S.Andrea is quoted (Cerritulo) for the first time in a document of the Church of S.Giovanni (Pieve Fosciana) of 991   History country - X century the castle is a feud of the Suffredinghis (noble Longobards)   XIII century Cerretoli becomes dominion of Lucca  XIV century The castle "Castrum Cerreti" he is quoted in a document written by the Emperor Carlo V  July 24 th 1451 the country belongs to the Marquises of Ferrara and results inserted in the jurisdiction of the "Vicaria Estense of Castelnuovo Garfagnana"

Gragnanella

Gragnanella country of Celtic origin (Liguri-Apuani) and ancient medieval castle  Origin name - From the Latin "Acraniavilla" - "Graniano" - Gragnanella  First historical news - You church of S.Bartolomeo is quoted in a document writing to Benevento from Pope Alessandro III December 23 rd 1168 "Ecclesia Sancti Bartholomei de Graniano"  Church - S.Bartolomeo     Photo Gragnanella Church n°1 - n°2 - n°3 Country n°1 - n°2 - n°3

History country - XII - XIII century in the place "Castle" next to the country on the left shore of the stream "Remonio" its castle is built  1272 Gragnanella becomes dominion of Lucca jurisdiction "Vicaria of Castiglione"  February 3 rd 1430 the people of Gragnanella swears fidelity to the Marquis of Ferrara Niccolò of Este and the country he is inserted in the jurisdiction of the "Vicaria Estense of Castelnuovo of Garfagnana"

Monteperpoli

Monteperpoli is a small village formed him during the centuries on the homonym pass of mountain, that connected Gallicano with the rest of the Garfagnana, today with the construction of the new road in the underlying valley her "SR 445", the pass has lost the native importance, today besides the local traffic and mainly crossed for tourist motives, many excursionists of Sunday and foreigners they cross that tortuous road to admire from the tall one, the Valley of the Serchio and his suburbs (ancient "Castrum" castled along the slopes of the Appennino).  The origin of this "Footstep Apuano", he loses in the night of the times, the first documented news goes up again to the time of the Romans and more precisely with the construction of the variation of the street "Clodia" (realized by the Consul M.Claudio Marcello in the 183 a.C).  In medieval epoch, on the pass of Monteperpoli to give refuge to the pilgrims, a you was built "Hospitale" with annexed a chiesina devoted to S.Regolo, a romitorio in which according to the historian Amedeo Guidugli, a belonging hermit to the Rule of the Riders of the Tau sojourned you, in 1164 the hospital "ecclesiam et hospitale S,Reguli de Mountain Perperi", as he is remembered in a document compiled by Fred Barbarossa, you was assigned by the same Emperor to the abbot of Frassinoro Willelmo.  The pass during his history, more than once you was used for delimiting a line of border, as it happened in the XIII century when the Lucchesi to administer the Garfagnana, divided her in two Vicaries "Perpore supra" and "Perpore infra", some centuries later Monteperpoli arrived the war, in 1603 the Lucchesi in war with the Estensi, to help their castle of Castiglione, been isolated in earth Estense they strengthened Monteperpoli, but in May of that same year the situation worsened, the Lucchesi you deprive of their captain Jacopo Lucchesini, suddenly you were assaulted by 6.000 soldiers Estensi, that didn't succeed in going beyond the defenses of the Lucchesi despite the numerical superiority, in that days of hard battle, after having also rejected an attack to the castle of Perpori, the lucchesi under the command of their Captain, tried for the long battle, but not at all intimidated they counterattacked and they succeeded in setting under siege the castle Estense of Palleroso.

Palleroso

Palleroso country of origin Roman and ancient medieval castle  Origin name - "Lucus Palarosus" place where to cut the wood poles “Palerosum” – “Pallarosa” – “Pallarosi” – “Paleroso” – Palleroso  First news - 996 Gherardo Vescovo of Lucca rents houses and earths rented to Palleroso to Sisemondo (relative of the Ronaldinghi ancient family longobards)  Church - S.Martino    Other churches - Oratorical S.Rocco       Photo Palleroso   Castle Door castle n°1 - n°2 - n°3 Tower  n°1 - n°2   Churchs S.Martino  Bell tower  Oratorical S.Rocco   Country n°1 - n°2 - n°3 - n°4 - n°5 - n°6 -  n°7 - n°8 - n°9 - n°10

History church - 1168 in a document written by Pope Alessandro III by Benevento the church are called "Ecclesia Sancti Martin de Pallaroso" 1603 - the army of Lucca and it steals the treasures of the church and the bells   History country - XI century ancient feud of the "Cattanei" (noble of Garfagnana)  1170 - The soldiers of the "district Gervasio" of Lucca commanded by Baradrigo (surname of the noble of Ubaldo) they assault and they set on fire Palleroso XIII century - Palleroso becomes dominion of Lucca jurisdiction of "Vicaria of Castiglione" (1272)  1331 - Charles IV of free Boemia Lucca and his castles from the dominion in Pisa and Florence  1376 - "Castrum Pallarosi" she is named in a document "Bead" written by Charles IV of Boemia XIV century - The children of Castruccio Castracane organize a revolt against Lucca, the army of Lucca they besiege and they conquer the castle of Palleroso and they kill the head of the rebels "Pieruzzo of Pieve Fosciana" XV century - Palleroso becomes dominion of the Duke of Ferrara 1603 - Lucca in war with the Duke of Ferrara assaults and conquers the castle of Palleroso, at the end of the war Palleroso returns dominion of the Duke of Ferrara jurisdiction "Vicaria Estense of Castelnuovo)

Rontano

Rontano country of origin Roman and small medieval fortitude  Origin name - From the Latin "Fundus Arruntanus" (farm of the Roman farmer "Arruns") - "Rontani" - Rontano  First news - 923 the abbess Rotruda of S.Ponziano of Lucca rents houses and earths in "Loco Rontano finibus Castronovo"  Church - S.Donato  Other churches - S.Ansano place "Metello"    Photo Rontano Church n°1 - n°2 - n°3 - n°4 Country n°1 - n°2 - n°3 Photo Metello   Church S.Ansano

History church - In a document of February 23 rd 1168 written by Pope Alessandro III she is quoted for the first time “ Ecclesiam Sancti Donati De Rontani”   History Country - XI century Rontano belongs to the Porcaresi (noble Longobards)   1274 the Porcaresi sell the fortitude to Lucca that inserts it in the jurisdiction of the "Vicaria of Camporgiano"  1401 Paul Guinigi (noble of Lucca) it restores and it strengthens the defenses of the fortitude  XV century The country of Rontano becomes a dominion of the Marquises of Ferrara

 

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