Tirano

Tirano (German outdated Thiran ) is a city and also the capital of the homonymous municipality in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy region with 9070 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012). It is located in the upper Valtellina at the entrance of the Poschiavo, near the Swiss border. Dominated early agriculture - primarily orchard and vineyard - and the local small businesses, as settled in the last few decades a number of smaller industrial companies to, but find it difficult to compete with the competition of the regional upper center of Milan. Therefore, many Tiranesi work as a daily or weekly commuters in and around Milan or in the tourist resorts of the Upper Engadine.

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History

The settlement developed on the left bank of the river Adda below the castle mentioned in 1073 Dosso. No later than 1335, with the transition to Milan, they rose to the main town in the Upper Valtellina. In 1487 Tirano was occupied by the Grisons and partially destroyed, whereupon Duke Ludovico il Moro led to massive expansion of the city's fortifications. Nevertheless, the city was conquered again in 1512 by the Bündnern and permanently removed as a subject territory in possession.

Tensions between government and subjects reinforced with the attempt of the Grisons, to enforce the Reformation, and escalated in the bloody uprising Sacro macello of July 19, 1620. IN the beginning of the following Grisons turmoil a reconquest attempt the Grisons with its allies was by the Spaniards in the battle stopped at Tirano on September 11, 1620. After the end of the conflict in 1639 Tirano came with the Valtellina back to the Three Leagues and could benefit from the favorable location and the nearby border with the Republic of Venice. 1797 joined the Valtellina the Cisalpine Republic.

Traffic

By Tirano State Road 38, which opens up the Valtellina valley along its entire length from Lake Como to the Stelvio passes. One branch leads across the Swiss border to Poschiavo and on over the Bernina Pass into Engadin.

Tirano has two railway stations: the stazione FS Italian State Railways FS or its subsidiary Trenitalia, and directly adjacent to the stazione FR, the station of the Swiss Rhaetian Railway.

Since 1908 the wrong operated by the Rhaetian Railway Bernina Railway. The Bernina Express from Chur and St. Moritz direct offered to Tirano. There are also hourly suburban rail services. The station also has a considerable freight traffic, especially with stem wood, which is imported from Switzerland and processed in Veltliner sawmills.

Your first web connection became a city on 29 June 1902 route Sondrio -. Tirano originally belonged to the private ferrovia Alta Valtellina and was taken over in 1970 by the Italian State Railways. Although this branch line is now threatening not more acute setting, but the timetable are thin and the connections on the Rhaetian Railway bad. The city is accessible by Swiss GA

Sights and specialties

Old town

  • Fortification ( 14th and late 15th century ) with the three city gates Porta Poschiavina, Porta Bormina and Porta Milanese and the remains of the castle of Sta. Mary
  • City church of S. Martino
  • Palaces that were built during the Grisons of rich families Palazzo Salis, can be visited after registration
  • Praetorian Palace, the former seat of the Podestà
  • Palazzo Marinoni, now the town hall
  • Palazzo Torelli
  • Pievani Palazzo and Palazzo Trombini, in the suburbs beyond the Adda

Madonna di Tirano

At the site of a Marian apparition, about a kilometer before the gates of the city, was built in 1505 monumental pilgrimage church to that developed in consequence, a second settlement.

  • Church with dominant tower ( 1578) and dome cap, significant early Baroque murals and equipment
  • Church Square with Palazzo San Michele, a former monastery
  • Above is the church of Sta. Perpetua amidst the vineyards.

Specialty

Tirano and its surroundings are known for their culinary ( Valtellina ) Specialities: wine, dried meats ( bresaola ), cheese, rye bread Pizzoccheri and other pasta.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

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