Monteroni d'Arbia
Monteroni d' Arbia is a Tuscan municipality of the province of Siena with 8837 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012).
Geography
The site extends over 105 km ². It is located about 13 km southeast of Siena and 60 km southeast of Florence in the Crete Senesi. Monteroni lies in the climatic classification of Italian communities in the zone D, 1621 GG.
The main rivers in the municipality are the Arbia (13 km in the municipality ), the Biena ( 5 km), the Sorra (17 km), styles (7 km) and Tressa ( 4 km).
At its districts include Lucignano d' Arbia, Le More, Cuna, grottos, Ponte a Tressa, Ponte d' Arbia, Quinciano, Radi and Ville di Corsano.
The neighboring municipalities are Asciano, Buonconvento, Murlo, Siena and Sovicille.
History
The name comes from the Monte Roni, on the river Arbia. The village grew up around the mill was built in 1322 and was closely bound fortress in the Middle Ages to Santa Maria della Scala in Siena and in whose sphere of influence he remained until 1554. This year, the Marchese di Marigiano destroyed the place in the conflict of Florence and Siena. Monteroni d' Arbia was after a long time under the management of the Podestà of Buonconvento. In the time of Napoleon, the church was constructed in 1810.
Attractions
- Cappella Pieri Nerli a Quinciano, begun by Giulio Rossi and Giuseppe Partini 1861 completed chapel, contains works by Cesare Maccari ( Quattro Evangelisti, Fresco ) and Tito Sarrocchi ( Desolazione Consolata dalla Fede ).
- Castello di Radi, also called Radi in Creta, castle with three towers from the 13th century.
- Castello di San Fabiano, already mentioned 1402 fort.
- Chiesa dei Santi Giacomo e Cristoforo a Cuna, Cuna church in the district, created before 1314, contains works by Andrea di Bartolo ( Storie di San Giacomo and Sant'Ansano e San Giacomo ).
- Chiesa di San Fabiano, already 867 mentioned church.
- Chiesa di San Giacomo Apostolo, 1303 already mentioned church.
- Chiesa di San Pietro Apostolo, built in the 13th century church, the work contains Madonna della Stella Amos Cassioli.
- Chiesa di Sant'Agostino alla Sorra, resulting in the 14th century church.
- Chiesa di Sant'Albano a Quinciano, church, the works Incoronazione della Vergine e Angeli by Sano di Pietro and the Immaculate Conception coi Santi Pietro e Albano of Rutilio Manetti from 1608 contained ( now in the Museum of Buonconvento).
- Chiesa di Sant'Angelo church from the 13th century.
- Chiesa di Santo Stefano church from the 13th century. First was the Santa Lucia dedicated, was later renamed by Francesco Piccolomini to Santo Stefano.
- Grancia di Cuna, already existed in 1152 as an independent Hospital on the Via Francigena and was acquired in 1295 by the rector Ristoro Menghi for Santa Maria della Scala. From 1314 the plant was greatly expanded under the rector Giovanni di Tese dei Tolomei.
- Mill from the 14th century, which proves that Monteroni d' Arbia was an agricultural center.
- , Also called Pieve di San Giovanni Battista Pieve di Corsano, already mentioned in 1031 in Pieve hamlet of Ville di Corsano, the work contains Adorazione dei pastori by Alessandro Casolani.
- Pieve di San Giovanni Battista, in the village of Pieve Lucignano d'Arbia from the 10th century, the work contains Crocifissione e santi by Bartolomeo Neroni.
- Villa di Sovignano, 18th century Sovignano near the village of Lucignano d' Arbia, was probably built by the family of the Piccolomini.
Traffic
- The town is located on the Via Cassia and the Via Francigena.
- Monteroni d' Arbia has a breakpoint on the railway line between Siena and Grosseto.
Twinning
- France Le Crès, France