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| Montechiarugolo: art and history |
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first inhabited nucleus sprang up in the X century, under
the initiative of the Abbey of Santa Felicola. The area of Montechiarugolo,
involved between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries in
the clashes between the Council of Parma and the stately families
of the county, was surrendered in feud in 1402 by the Viscounts
to the commander Guido Torelli, who rebuilt the Castle and constructed
the surrounding wall.The Torelli family ruled Montechiarugolo
until 1612, when Pio Torelli, implicated in the alleged plot
against the Farnese family, was decapitated in Parma and the
feud was confiscated and passed into the hands of the Ducal
Chamber.If the feud of Montechiarugolo under the Torelli lords
was enriched and indeed became an important mercantile centre,
from 1612 it was reduced to a simple border fortress.Montechiarugolo
has maintained until the present day a late-medieval urban structure,
with isolated buildings placed in a regular hub layout, and
a large part of the fifteenth century walls.This urban structure
makes Montechiarugolo one of the most integral and interesting
examples of a stately centre from the Renaissance era in the
Parma region.
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