 |
|
|
| The countries of Barga |
| Castelvecchio Pascoli Catagnana Pedona Ponte di Catagnana Sommocolonia Tiglio |
| Castelvecchio Pascoli |
 The
suburb of Castelvecchio is formed from the whole two villages,
Castelveccho than Above and Castelvecchio of Under, the first
one (the most ancient) known also as "Caproni", from the name of
an ancient present family already on the spot from the XIV
century, according to some local historians it probably rose in
Roman epoch and initially you would have been quoted as "Cascio
Balbo", name of Latin origin that Silvio Pieri great expert of
history of the names, would make to go up again to the small
installation on the spot of the farmer "Cassius Balbus."
The place Cascio Balbo, that we find quoted
for the first time in a 994 document, with which the Bishop
Gherardo rented of the houses and of the earths to the noble
family of the Ronaldinghis, suddenly disappears all of a sudden
from the documents, for then to reappear some centuries later
quoted with the name Castelvecchio, the village in medieval
epoch you entertained a small fortification (he is thought to a
tower) that with the arrival of the pestilences, cause of a
sudden depopulation of the suburb lost its defensive function
and slowly will go to downfall.
Its church entitled to S.Nicolao, built in
unknown epoch (the historian local A.Nardini hypothesizes both
happened in concomitance of the destruction of the tower) in the
part more aloft of the hill "Caproni", after having also been
united for a certain period
 to
the collegiate one of S.Cristoforo, it received the Baptismal
Source in 1651
Castelvecchio of Under, today the principal
nucleus of the suburb has a more modern origin, even if on the
spot and to signal in medieval epoch, the existence of a
Hospital "Pontis Populi", founded in the XII century in
proximity of the bridge upon the Serchio, thanks to some
donations served as the noble of Cascio Balbo, Hospital that
Pope Niccolò IV in 1292 it will subdue to that of S.Pellegrino
in Alpe and that it will exist up to 1467
Ancient feud of the Ronaldinghis,
Castelvecchio as the rest of the suburbs of the valley of the
Serchio, in the XIII century ended under the jurisdiction
lucchese, the lucchesis to administer they submitted him it to
the Vicaria of Barga and when this last was voluntarily given to
Florence, Castelvecchio followed her, November 8 th 1342 the
Florentines accepted his subjugation, since then up to our days,
the suburb will share the fate with Barga.
In 1895 on the hill of Caproni it settled an
illustrious character, the poet Giovanni Pascoli, the Pascoli it
stayed tied up to Castelvecchio up to her death (1912) and here
it will find the inspiration of the last sonnets of his, later
the suburb for thankfulness to the great poet and her poetic
art, it will modify his name in Castelvecchio Pascoli.
Photo Castelvecchio
Pascoli:
Castelvecchio
Pascoli
n°1 -
n°2 -
n°3
House Pascoli
n°1-
n°2
Church
n°1 -
n°2 Monument
to the fallen ones
n°1 -
n°2 -
n°3 -
n°4
|
| Catagnana | |
| Catagnana - Country of origin Roman Origin name - "Catignana" - "Catugnano" - Castagnata" - Catagnata Church - S.Regolo X century Photo Catagnana Church - S.Regolo n°1 - n°2 Country - Catagnana |
 Historical
church - The church of S.Regolo is one of the most ancient of the town hall
of Barga, in 1870 she was reconstructedHistory country -The famous country for the coal production was defended from the castle of Sommocolonia and in the X century the country it belonged to the feud of the Ronaldinghi (noble longobards) |
| Pedona | |
| Pedona country of origin Roman and ancient Roman castle Origin name - "Pedites" (Roman soldiers) - "Pedoni" - Pedona First historical news - In two documents 983 - 994 are named the castle of Pedona and the country "Sex Pedona" Photo Pedona Church - S.Maurizio Country n°1 - n°2 - n°3 - n°4 - n°5 |
History church - You church of Pedona "S.Mauritij
et Comitum" in 1260 she is also called "S.Comizio" and in 1517
again call "S.Maurizio" for her reconstruction it receives a
donation from a certain "Verzani"
History country - 1168 (1171?) the soldiers
of Lucca of the district of S.Pietro and S.Gervasio commanded by
noble Baradrigo "Children of Ubaldo", do they destroy the castle
to punish the men of Pedona allied of the rebel "Veltro from
Corvaia".
1227 the noble of Pedona are rebelled to
Lucca and they swear fidelity to Pope Gregorio IX allied of
Pisa.
1230 the army of Lucca to punish the rebels
assaults Barga and destroys again the castle of Pedona
|
| Ponte di Catagnana | |
|
Ponte di Catagnana
-
Country of origin Roman
Origin name -
"Bridge of S.Cristoforo"
- Bridge of Catagnana
|
History country -
The country is formed around an ancient Roman bridge called in origin "Bridge of
S.Cristoforo" 1685 - the bridge after a collapse was reconstructed 1945 - the German soldiers destroy the bridge, at the end of the war the bridge is reconstructed greater than the original one |
| Sommocolonia | |
|
Sommocolonia -
Country of origin Roman
Origin name - "Summo
Colonia" (Roman Colony aloft) - "Sommocologna" – Sommocolonia
First Historical news
-983
the Bishop Teudigrimo rents houses and grounds of the church of
Sommocolonia to the noble Ronaldinghis
Church - S.Frediano X century
Other churches - S.Rocco (1631-1633) Photo Sommocolonia Castle Tower Church n°1 - n°2 Country n°1 - n°2 - n°3 - n°4 |
Historical
church -
December 27 th 1944 a bombardier U.S.A. during a bombardment it strikes the
church destroying it, in 1954 the church is reconstructedHistory country - IX century the castle was an ancient feud of the family of the Porcaresi (noble Longobards) 1227 - Sommocolonia to defend her liberty and to escape from the jurisdiction of Lucca in the church of S.Maria of Pugnano (Pisa) it swears fidelity to Pope Gregorio IX 1248 - The Emperor Federico II surrenders the castle of Sommocolonia to the republic of Lucca 1272 - Lucca inserts the castle in the jurisdiction of the "Vicaria of Barga" 1319 - The castle rebels him and the army of Lucca commanded by the noble Castruccio Castracane assaults the castle and stops the revolt 1328 - Sommocolonia as Barga is subtracted from the jurisdiction of Lucca and partners with Florence 1363 - The army of Pisa besieges the castle and you/he/she is rejected by the soldiers of Sommocolonia helped by the army of Florence after a hard battle 1530 - Sommocolonia rebels him to Barga and his soldiers commanded by Capitan Galletto they assault Barga and you defeated, after the victory the soldiers of Barga besiege and they conquer Sommocolonia, Capitan Galletto is captured and for revenge a tower of the castle is destroyed and Sommocolonia definitely becomes dominion of Barga |
| Tiglio | ||
| Tiglio - Country of origin Roman Origin name - The name takes the name from a wood of tiglio First Historical news - 983 the Bishop Teudigrimo rents houses and grounds of Tiglio to the noble of Loppia the Ronaldinghi Church - S.Giusto |
 |
 |
|
History country - The
castle of Tiglio ancient feud of the Ronaldinghi, built around the
church of S.Regolo in the XIII century it becomes dominion of Lucca
and he is inserted in the jurisdiction "Vicaria of Barga" 1342 - Tiglio signs the alliance with Florence, the army of the Count Francesco Castracane befriends of Lucca for revenge it besieged the castle and it destroyed him 1353 - Tiglio returns in the jurisdiction of Barga and the castle he is not reconstructed anymore XV century - The men begin to build the houses under the hill of the old castle and it are born a new country Tiglio Low Photo Tiglio High n°1 n°2 n°3 Church S.Giusto Photo Tiglio Low n°1 n°2 n°3 n°4 |
||
| Barga | Contado lucchese | Contacts |
