Troo

Troo is a commune of 321 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Loir -et -Cher in the Centre region.

History

The settlement of the Loir Valley to Vendôme is connected through centuries with the use of caves as living space. Troo has developed on this basis since the time of the Norman invasion in the 9th century. In the Middle Ages it was the seat of a Seigneurie and protected by an attachment. Their greatest prosperity reached the city in the 11th and 12th centuries. She had at that time about 4500 inhabitants, who lived mainly in cave dwellings.

1188 Troo was taken together with the adjacent Montoire of Henry II of England and his son Richard the Lionheart.

Attractions

Troo is located on a steep tufa survey on the river. This place was inhabited since ancient times.

Former collegiate church of Saint -Martin

Through the centuries there have been in Troo a significant number of churches. What remains is only a Romanesque church, the former collegiate church of Saint -Martin, around which are grouped at the top level a few old houses.

The church, begun in 1050 was remodeled in the 12th century. The window arches of the square tower, as in Anjou- style common in the soffits a pillar decoration. The Romanesque apse has Gothic windows.

" La Butte ", a hill next to the church, offers an expansive view of the windings of the Loir.

Maladrerie Sainte -Catherine

Also from the 12th century comes the " Maladrerie " Sainte -Catherine, whose remains are worth seeing blind arcades. Here pilgrims found help, which were diagnosed on the route to Santiago de Compostela. The term " Maladrerie " had been taken over by the resolution of an outlying leprosarium together with its goods.

Cave dwellings

The " inhabited caves " are located on two levels above the slope. Some are still used today as a private residence, or they are used as storage space or for mushroom growing. To visit the Cave Yuccas, which was inhabited until 1965 and as an apartment is set up at the beginning of the 20th century.

Another facility is rented to guests ( gite rural ).

Grotto petrifiante

Stalactite cave with interesting stalactites, through still water flows.

Village church of Saint -Jacques -des- Guérets

Outwardly modest, the village church on the other side of the river inside unusually well-preserved murals. Originating from the 12th century, nave hall building has a semi-circular, a little recessed choir circuit. The decorative paintings can be dated to the period around 1200 and show the transition from Romanesque, to Gothic design trends. The semicircle of the choir and the south wall of the nave are painted with the following representations:

• Links a Crucifixion: Christ on the cross between Mary and John, about the allegories of the sun and moon in mourning gesture. - Under the crucifixion, the resurrection of the dead.
• The right of the middle choir windows a Majestas Domini, surrounded by the symbols of the Evangelists. - Among the Last Supper.
• Above the right window adjacent two angels and the right of the window in the upper row, the Heavenly Jerusalem: St. Peter opens the paradise for two souls who give as a companion to the risen Christ. In the middle row the martyrdom of the patron saint James the Elder: . Herod right in the characteristic pose of the ( evil ) ruler with überschlagenem leg, left the collapsing Apostles, in the middle of Herod zuwendende Hangman. - Over the window allegories pride and despair.
• On the south wall of the nave, faintly visible: The hl. Nicholas blessed the three sleeping daughters of a poor man who wanted to hand them over to prostitution, with three golden balls; the right of this scene a standing Madonna and Child as a counterpart to Santa Claus figure. - Under the Santa Claus image, the raising of Lazarus.