Castel Giorgio
Castel Giorgio is a municipality with 2174 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the Province of Terni in the Umbria region of Italy.
Geography
The municipality covers 42 km ². It is located about 60 km southwest of Perugia and about 60nbsp; km northwest of Terni on the river Romealla and on the border of Lazio, near the Lake of Bolsena. It belongs to the Comunità montana Orvietano Narnese Amerino Tuderte and is crossed by the Via Cassia.
The districts include Casa Perazza and Contrada Poderetto.
The neighboring municipalities are Acquapendente (VT), Bolsena (VT), Castel Viscardo, Orvieto and San Lorenzo Nuovo (VT).
History
The oldest traces of settlement of the area date from the Villanovan culture, then were the Etruscans on the spot, as that arose in the 3rd or 2nd century BC necropolis of Lauscello shows. Its location on the Roman roads Via Cassia and Via Traiana Nova (also called Via Regia ) emerged buildings of the Romans. The history of the present town began around 1477, when the Cardinal Giorgio della Rovere decided to build a family residence for himself and his family. From this time the castle, the Palazzo Sannesio and the church of San Pancrazio come. Among the opponents of the cardinal belonged to the bishop of Orvieto and the family of Valenti Porano that led to the Della Rovere war. Here, the town was badly damaged. Further damage suffered by the place Charles VIII on his way to Viterbo, by the fire of 1497 and the earthquake of 1505 and 1511th The reconstruction of the place was initiated by Cardinal Giacomo Sannesio 1610, the work was completed about ten years later.
Attractions
- Chiesa di San Pancrazio, also called Chiesa parrocchiale, church from the 17th century on the central square, Piazza della Rovere Giorgio.
- Palazzo Sannesio to 1477 caused by the Cardinal Giorgio della Rovere and named after the Cardinal Giacomo Sannesio.
Personalities
- Giorgio della Rovere (c. * 1459 in Parma, † March 14, 1505 in Acquapendente ), was appointed bishop of Orvieto on June 22, 1476 by Sixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere ).
- Sannesio Giacomo (* 1460 in Belforte del Chienti, † February 28, 1621 in Rome), was elected on June 9, 1604 cardinal. Took on April 1, 1605 at the conclave in part, the Leo XI. elected to the papacy as well as at the February 9, 1621 from Gregory XV. emerged as the Pope. Was buried in the church of San Silvestro al Quirinale in Rome.