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The countries of Coreglia Antelminelli

Calavorno Ghivizzano Gromignana Lucignana Piano di Coreglia Tereglio Vitiana

Calavorno - Country of origin Roman

Origin name - " Cala-Vornius " The Roman Consul "Vornius" in the river he raised the fishes in one "cala" - "Calavurna" - Calavorno

First Historical news - 983 - The country becomes feud of the Rolandinghi of Loppia (noble Longobards)

Church - "S.Leonardo"

Photo Calavorno

Ancient bridge n°1 - n°2

Cuntry

Historical church -
The church probably in origin it was an ancient refuge for the pilgrims "hospitale de Calavurna."
History country -
X century - Feud of the Rolandinghi
1171 - The castle rebelled him to Lucca and he was destroyed and set on fire
1272 - Calavorno ends under the domino of Lucca jurisdiction "Vicaria of Coreglia"
1345 - The count Ettore from Panigo and Filippo Gonzaga, with 1500 riders and 2000 infantrymen after a long battle they free Calavorno occupied by Pisa with 6 companies of riders and 6 companies of soldiers
1355 - The country is inserted in the County of Coreglia of the Count Francesco Castracane
1371 - To the death of Francesco Castracane Calavorno it definitely ends under the dominion of Lucca

Ghivizzano

Ghivizzano - Country of Roman origin and ancient medieval castle

Origin name - "Clavis" (Key) - "Clavidianum" - "Glavezzano" - Ghivizzano

First Historical news - 983 - The Bishop Teudogrimo rents houses and earths to the Rolandinghi (noble longobards)

Church - SS.Pietro and Paolo

Other churches -"S.Antonio" the first parish church of the suburb

"Madonna of the Snow" ancient medieval church and shelter for wandering

"Sacred Heart" (XX century) built in the most modern part of the country (Ghivizzano low)

Photo Ghivizzano

Photo Churches

SS.Pietro and Paolo n°1 - n°2 - n°3 - n°4 -

n°5 - n°6 - n°7 - n°8 Sacred heart

S.Antonio Madonna of the Snow

Photo Ghivizzano n°1 - n°2

Plaza 4 November n°1 - n°2 - n°3

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Historical church
The church of the SS.Pietros and Paul in called origin S.Martino was the church of the castle, in the XV century Paulo Guinigi built the bell tower (with 2 bells), in 1777 she was widened and promoted parish church devoted to the SS.Pietros and Paul, in 1885 she had again widened and in 1895 the bell tower after a collapse was reconstructed and furnished of the third bell
History country
The Romans built the first tower (in wood)
IX century - The Ronaldinghi build a fortress with tower in stone
XIII century - The castle of Ghivizzano ends under the dominion of Lucca jurisdiction "Vicaria of Coreglia"

XIV century - Noble Castruccio Castracane of Lucca builds the boundaries of the castle.
1355 - Ghivizzano is inserted in the County of Coreglia of the Count Francesco Castracane, to his death the suburb ends again under the dominion of Lucca
1429 - The castle is besieged and ransacked by the mercenaries of Niccolò Fortebraccio
1431-34 - The castle is busy from Francesco Sforza (of Milano) and from its soldiers
In the XVI century with the new political situation of the Garfagnana Lucca withdrew the soldiers from the castle, the following wars fought in Garfagnana they didn't involve Ghivizzano

Photo of the castle of Ghivizzano
The boundaries of the castle n°1 - n°2 - n°3 Door "Porta" - Door "Portello" The noble coat of arms "Ghivizzani" Street "Sossala" n°1 - n°2 - n°3 Entry of the fortress of the castle n°1 - n°2 Fortress of the castle n°1 - n°2 - n°3 - n°4 - n°5 - n°6 - n°7

Gromignana

Gromignana - Country of Celtic origin (Liguri-Apuani) and ancient medieval castle
Origin name - Unknown "Gramignana" - Gromognana
First Historical news -
983 - the castle becomes feud of the Rolandinghi of Loppia (noble Longobards)
Church - "S.Cassiano"

Photo Gromignana

Castle n°1 - n°2 Tower

Church

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Historical church
The church was built inside the castle and its bell tower as tower of sighting she was used

History country
X century Feud of the Ronaldinghi
XIII century - The castle ends under the dominion of Lucca Jurisdiction "Vicaria of Coreglia"
1355 - The country is inserted in the County of Coreglia of the Count Francesco Castracane
1471 - To the death of Francesco Castracane Gromignana it definitely ends under the dominion of Lucca
1429 - The commander Niccolò Fortebracci destroys the small castle of "Camfumalbi" built by the Romans not too far Gromignana

Lucignana

Lucignana - Country of Roman origin and ancient medieval castle
Origin name - Unknown
First Historical news - June 18 th 994 the Bishop Gherardo rents houses and earths to Rodinaldo’s son Giovanni and belonging to the family of the Ronaldinghi
Church - "S.Stefano"
Other churches - Hermitage of "S.Ansano", built in the X century in origin he had called "Lexie", then with the construction of a tower (destroyed in medieval epoch) he had called "Fortress Pretoria" and finally "S.Ansano", in the XII century was widened

Photo Lucignana

Castle
Church n°1 - n°2 Bell tower

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Historical church
The church of she was built in the XII century above a precedent church

History country
177 a.C. - The Romans defeat the Liguri-Apuanis (Celtic) and founds the country
X century - The Ronaldinghis (noble Longobardi) they build the castle
1272 - The castle ends under the dominion of Lucca Giurisdizione "Vicaria of Coreglia"
1355 - The country is inserted in the County of Coreglia of the Count Francesco Castracane
1371 - To the death of Francesco Castracane Gromignana it definitely ends under the dominion of Lucca

Piano di Coreglia

Piano di Coreglia - Country of Roman origin been born by the ruins of three ancient medieval castles, "Villa Cistrignana", "Manciana" and "Colle Bertingo", costruti in the places today calls "Nestrignana - Manciana - Colle"
First Historical news - In the X century the castle of " Cistrignana" it belongs to the Parish of "Loppia"
Church - "SS.Lorenzo and Lazzaro"
Other churches - "S.Lucia" it was the ancient church of the castle of “Colle Bertingo"

Photo Piano di Coreglia

Church SS..Lorenzo and Lazzaro Bell tower

Country

Historical church
The parish church of the "SS.Lorenzo and Lazzaro" in origin it was the church of the castle of "Villa Cistignana" (or Strignano) with nearby a hospital for the leprosy remembered up to the XIII century "Domus Infectorum de Strignano"
History country
In the X century the three castles belonged to the noble Ronaldinghi of Loppia
1171 - The soldiers of Pisa conquer the castle of "Colle Bertingo", the army of Lucca after some days they free the castle
1185 and 1242 "Villa Cistrignana" it appears quoted in 2 Imperial documents as important castle for the defense of the Garfagnana
XIII century - The three castles end under the dominion of Lucca and the castle of "Manciana" it was abandoned
XIII century - The three castles end under the dominion of Lucca and the castle of "Manciana" it was abandoned
1355 - Piano of Coreglia is inserted in the County of Coreglia of the Count Francesco Castracane, after his death he definitely returns under the dominion of Lucca
XIV century - The castle of "Colle Bertingo" he is destroyed by the mercenaries of Niccolò Fortebraccia nephew of the mercenary Braccio da Montone

Tereglio

Tereglio - Country of Celtic origin (Liguri-Apuani) and ancient medieval castle
Origin name - Unknown "Terelio" - Tereglio
First Historical news -
856 - the Bishop Geremia rents houses and earths of "Terelio" to Domenico and Martino’s sons Viliperto

Church - S.Maria Assunta

Photo Tereglio

Castle n°1 - n°2 - n°3 - n°4 - n°5

Church S.Maria Assunta n°1 - n°2 - n°3 - n°4

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Historical church
The church was built before the XIII century and widened in the XVI and XVII century
History country
III-II century a.C. - Primo Celtic village (next to the country an ancient Celtic necropolis has been found "Liguri-Apuani")
983 - The Bishop "Teudigrimo" he rents of the houses and earths of Tereglio to the Viscount Fraolmi’s son “Fraolmi” of the family of the "Corvaresi" (noble Longobards) "Feudum Corvariensium"
1047 -Tthe Bishop Giovanni II removes the feud from the "Corvaresi" and he surrenders him to Bonio’s son "Bonio"
1240 - The Marquis Oberto Pallavicino (sent to the emperor Federico II) helped by the soldiers of lucca it conquers the castle, after some years the emperor surrenders the feud to Lucca
1272 - Lucca inserts the castle in the jurisdiction of the "Vicaria of Coreglia"
XIV century - The emperor Carlo IV surrenders it "Vicaria of Coreglia" to the Count Francesco Castracane
1429 - After the death of Francesco Castracane the soldiers of Florence commanded from "Niccolò Fortebraccia" they conquer the castle
1433 - The castle after three years of dominion in Florence returns under the dominion of Lucca
1437 - Francesco Sforza with his army (allied of Florence) conquest the castle
1441 - Francesco Sforza returns to Milan and Tereglio he definitely ends under the dominion of Lucca

Vitiana

Country of Roman origin
Origin name - Unknown
First Historical news - June 18 th 994 the Bishop Gherardo rents houses and earths to Rodinaldo' son Giovanni (belonging to the family of the Ronaldinghi)
Church - S.Silvestro

Photo Vitiana

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Historical church
Above one of her three bells the saint patron and the date she is engraved 1441 of her fusion “SANCTI SILVESTRI DE VITIANA MCCCCI”.
History country
X century - Feud of the Ronaldinghi
XIII century - The castle ends under the dominion of Lucca Jurisdiction "Vicaria of Coreglia"
1355 - The country is inserted in the County of Coreglia of the Count Francesco Castracane
1371 - To the death of Francesco Castracane Gromignana it definitely ends under the dominion of Lucca

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