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{{Short description|Medieval castle in Veneto, Italy}} | |||
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'''CastelBrando''', former '''Castrum Costae''', is a |
'''CastelBrando''', former '''Castrum Costae''', is a medieval castle situated on a ] rock at an elevation of {{convert|370|m|ft|abbr=on}} ], overlooking the villages of ] and Valmareno, Northern ]. The name ''CastelBrando'' stems from '']'' of the name '']'', an ancient family from ], who were the Lords of the castle. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
CastelBrando was originally built in the ] as a defensive fortress<ref name="Pieve">{{cite web|url=http://www.qdp.it/pieve/cennistorici.asp|title=Pieve di Soligo: History|publisher=© 2009 Quartier del Piave|access-date=2009-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722050515/http://www.qdp.it/pieve/cennistorici.asp|archive-date=2011-07-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> in order to protect the important lines of communication which connected ] to the countries on the other side of the ].<ref name="Pieve"/><ref name="CastelBrando">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotelcastelbrando.com/hotel-treviso-storia-en.htm |title=CastelBrando Official Site – ''History'' |publisher=© 2009 Hotel CastelBrando |access-date=2009-09-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825021728/http://www.hotelcastelbrando.com/hotel-treviso-storia-en.htm |archive-date=August 25, 2009 }}</ref> Originally there was a ] here protecting the territory between the ] and the ] rivers in order to facilitate the safe construction of the pre-alpine part of the ],<ref name="Venicecountry">{{cite web|url=http://www.venicecountry.it/page.php?sid=010b276a2fe7646177257ce6adca398d&pageid=PAGE100V|title=Historical evolution of CastelBrando|publisher=© 2009 Venicecountry.it|access-date=2009-09-23|archive-date=2011-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722065114/http://www.venicecountry.it/page.php?sid=010b276a2fe7646177257ce6adca398d&pageid=PAGE100V|url-status=dead}}</ref> an important ],<ref name="Pieve"/><ref name="Lim">{{cite web|url=http://thetravellinggourmet.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3EE15501CCE77911!284.entry|title=Captivating CastelBrando|last=Lim|first=Dr. Michael|publisher=© 2009 Microsoft Live|access-date=2009-09-25}}</ref> which linked the valley of the ] with ] (modern Austria).<ref name="Colomban69">]: 2009</ref> The original ], dating from 46 AD is still visible today.<ref name="Colomban69"/> A recent ] has uncovered a {{convert|3|m|ft|abbr=on}} diameter bread-oven within the castrum, dating from the same period.<ref name="Colomban69"/> The original ] have also been excavated, as have the original pipes of the ] which supplied water from three nearby ]. These springs still provide water for the castle today.<ref name="Colomban69"/> During the ] the fortress became an important defensive position against barbarian invasions. Over the centuries the castle has been subject to numerous enlargements and renovations. During the 13th century the castle was substantially enlarged while under the ownership of the ],<ref name="Pieve"/><ref name="Comune">{{cite web |url=http://www.comune.cisondivalmarino.tv.it/Storia.htm |title=City of Cison of Valmarino |publisher=www.comune.cisondivalmarino.tv.it |access-date=2010-03-25|language=Italian}}</ref> who lived there from 1233 to 1335.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bedandbreakfastcastrum.it/itineraries-tour-treviso.php |title=Castrum di Serravalle – Itineraries |publisher=www.bedandbreakfastcastrum.it |access-date=2009-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091113035403/http://www.bedandbreakfastcastrum.it/itineraries-tour-treviso.php |archive-date=2009-11-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Their architectural additions included surrounding the castle with imposing ] style battlements and building a central tower.<ref name="CastelBrando"/><ref name="Da Camino">{{cite book|first=Enrica|last=Angella|author2=Pietro Bongi|title=Sulle terre dei da Camino|publisher=Bubola & Naibo|location=Pieve di Soligo|year=1993}}</ref> ], the great Italian feudal lord and military leader was born in the castle in 1240.<ref name="Da Camino"/> | |||
The Castle's ownership then passed over to the ], which awarded the Castle's ]dom first to Marin Faliero and then to the ] Giovanni Brandolino and ], better known as "Gattamelata".<ref name="Pieve"/><ref name=" |
The Castle's ownership then passed over to the ], which awarded the Castle's ]dom first to Marin Faliero and then to the ] Giovanni Brandolino and ], better known as "Gattamelata".<ref name="Pieve"/><ref name="CastelBrando"/><ref name="Comune"/><ref>From the </ref> After the fall of Venetian Republic in 1797, it was passed down through the family of Giovanni Brandolino and became the property of the Brandolini Counts, an ancient family from ].<ref name="CastelBrando"/><ref name="Lim"/> In the first half of the 16th century Antonio Maria Brandolini (1476–1522), commissioned skilled engineers to enlarge the central part of the castle in ],<ref name="CastelBrando"/> adding ] double and triple ]ed windows.<ref name="CastelBrando"/> In 1700 the Brandolini family commissioned Ottavio Scotti, architect and Count of ], to design and build an extension to the southern part of the castle.<ref name="Colomban69"/> Part of these works included the building of a ], the Church of ]. The chapel was decorated internally with ]es painted by Egidio Dall'Oglio (18th century).<ref name="Colomban69"/><ref>]: 1986, Page 181</ref> | ||
During ], the castle was invaded by ] and used as a ].<ref name="Pieve"/><ref name="Villas">{{cite web|url=http://www.dvorci.hr/dokumenti/Clanci/0104_galli.pdf|title=The Veneto villas historical context and the current state|last=Galli|first=Roberta|author2=Roberta Galli|author3=Sara Scrimieri|publisher=© 2006 Villas Stately Homes and Castles, Varaždin, Croatia| |
During ], the castle was invaded by ] and used as a ].<ref name="Pieve"/><ref name="Villas">{{cite web|url=http://www.dvorci.hr/dokumenti/Clanci/0104_galli.pdf|title=The Veneto villas historical context and the current state|last=Galli|first=Roberta|author2=Roberta Galli|author3=Sara Scrimieri|publisher=© 2006 Villas Stately Homes and Castles, Varaždin, Croatia|access-date=2009-09-24}}</ref> The Brandolini family abandoned their home and escaped to their Solighetto villa near ].<ref name="Pieve"/><ref name="Villas"/> After 10 years of restoration work, financed by Count Girolamo IV Brandolini (1870–1935), the castle was re-opened as a place of residence in 1929.<ref name="Venicecountry"/> In 1959 the castle was sold by the Brandolini family to the ],<ref name="Venicecountry"/> who altered its structure to use it as a ] and as a centre for ].<ref name="CastelBrando"/> In 1997 CastelBrando was purchased by Quaternary Investments SpA, who started an expansive renovation program in order to convert it into a hotel and museum.<ref name="Comune"/><ref name="Discover">{{cite web|url=http://www.discovertreviso.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=190:castelli&id=558:castel-brando&Itemid=88&lang=en|title=Discover Treviso: CastelBrando|publisher=Copyright © 2009, DiscoverTreviso.Com|access-date=2009-09-24}}</ref> | ||
==Present day== | ==Present day== | ||
CastelBrando has now been extensively restored and now houses a ], museum and a ].<ref name="Lim"/> Visitors can get up to the castle by ] from ].<ref name="Lim"/> | |||
On 18–20 April 2009 |
On 18–20 April 2009 CastelBrando hosted the first ever ] Meeting<ref name="CastelBrando"/><ref name="G8">{{cite web|url=http://www.g8agricultureministersmeeting.mipaaf.com/en/|title=G8 Agriculture Ministers' meeting |website= ] |access-date=2009-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420041120/http://www.g8agricultureministersmeeting.mipaaf.com/en/ |archive-date=2009-04-20}}</ref> organised by the ], ].<ref name="G8"/> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:CastelBrando2.jpg|View of the battlements, in the direction of the village of ] | File:CastelBrando2.jpg|View of the battlements, in the direction of the village of ] | ||
File:Castelbrando, Cison di Valmarino, Italy.jpg| |
File:Castelbrando, Cison di Valmarino, Italy.jpg|CastelBrando at night | ||
File:Castelbrando Courtyard.jpg|Lower inner courtyard | File:Castelbrando Courtyard.jpg|Lower inner courtyard | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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===Sources=== | ===Sources=== | ||
*{{cite book|first=Enrica|last=Angella|author2=Pietro Bongi|title=Sulle terre dei da Camino|publisher=Bubola & Naibo|location=]|year=1993}} | *{{cite book|first=Enrica|last=Angella|author2=Pietro Bongi|title=Sulle terre dei da Camino|publisher=Bubola & Naibo|location=]|year=1993}} | ||
*{{cite book|first=Laura|last=Colomban|author2=Carlo Lombardo|title= |
*{{cite book|first=Laura|last=Colomban|author2=Carlo Lombardo|title=CastelBrando – Un favoloso castello fra i più grandi e antichi d'Europa|publisher=Toast Collective|location=]|year=2009|ref=Colomban69}} | ||
*{{cite book|last=Fabris|first=Marissa |title=Adventure Guide to Venice & the Veneto|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oLEheTRAbFEC&pg=PA169| |
*{{cite book|last=Fabris|first=Marissa |title=Adventure Guide to Venice & the Veneto|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oLEheTRAbFEC&pg=PA169|access-date=25 February 2010|date=15 December 2005|publisher=Hunter Publishing, Inc|isbn=978-1-58843-519-4|ref=Fabris69}} | ||
*{{cite book|first=Mira P|last=Merriman|author2=Giovanna Perini|year=1986|title=Giuseppe Maria Crespi and the Emergence of Genre Painting in Italy|editor=William B. Jordan|isbn=978-0-912804-25-5|publisher=Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, USA|url= |
*{{cite book|first=Mira P|last=Merriman|author2=Giovanna Perini|year=1986|title=Giuseppe Maria Crespi and the Emergence of Genre Painting in Italy|editor=William B. Jordan|isbn=978-0-912804-25-5|publisher=Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, USA|url=https://openlibrary.org/b/OL9376725M/GIUSEPPE_MARIA_CRESPI_AND_THE_EMERGENCE_OF_GENRE_PAINTING_IN_ITALY|ref=Spike69|access-date=2016-02-12}} | ||
*{{cite web|url=http://www.hotelcastelbrando.com/hotel-treviso-storia-en.htm |title= |
*{{cite web|url=http://www.hotelcastelbrando.com/hotel-treviso-storia-en.htm |title=CastelBrando official site – History |publisher=Hotel CastelBrando |access-date=2009-09-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825021728/http://www.hotelcastelbrando.com/hotel-treviso-storia-en.htm |archive-date=August 25, 2009 }} | ||
;Attribution | ;Attribution | ||
*{{CIA World Factbook}} | *{{CIA World Factbook}} | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* – includes visiting and museum information | * – includes visiting and museum information | ||
* – icastelli.net | |||
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* {{in lang|de}} | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Castelbrando}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Castelbrando}} |
Latest revision as of 21:17, 29 November 2024
Medieval castle in Veneto, Italy
CastelBrando | |
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Cison di Valmarino Italy | |
CastelBrando | |
CastelBrando | |
Coordinates | 45°47′N 12°10′E / 45.78°N 12.17°E / 45.78; 12.17 |
Type | Castle |
Site information | |
Condition | Restored |
Site history | |
Built | 1st century |
Materials | Dolomite Limestone |
CastelBrando, former Castrum Costae, is a medieval castle situated on a dolomite limestone rock at an elevation of 370 m (1,210 ft) above sea level, overlooking the villages of Cison di Valmarino and Valmareno, Northern Italy. The name CastelBrando stems from Brando I of the name Brandolini, an ancient family from Forlì, who were the Lords of the castle.
History
CastelBrando was originally built in the Roman age as a defensive fortress in order to protect the important lines of communication which connected Northern Italy to the countries on the other side of the Alps. Originally there was a garrison here protecting the territory between the Piave and the Livenza rivers in order to facilitate the safe construction of the pre-alpine part of the Via Claudia Augusta, an important Roman road, which linked the valley of the Po River with Rhaetia (modern Austria). The original castrum, dating from 46 AD is still visible today. A recent archaeological excavation has uncovered a 3 m (9.8 ft) diameter bread-oven within the castrum, dating from the same period. The original Roman baths have also been excavated, as have the original pipes of the aqueduct which supplied water from three nearby natural springs. These springs still provide water for the castle today. During the European Migration Period the fortress became an important defensive position against barbarian invasions. Over the centuries the castle has been subject to numerous enlargements and renovations. During the 13th century the castle was substantially enlarged while under the ownership of the Da Camino family, who lived there from 1233 to 1335. Their architectural additions included surrounding the castle with imposing Guelph-Ghibelline style battlements and building a central tower. Gherardo III da Camino, the great Italian feudal lord and military leader was born in the castle in 1240.
The Castle's ownership then passed over to the Republic of Venice, which awarded the Castle's fiefdom first to Marin Faliero and then to the condottieri Giovanni Brandolino and Erasmo da Narni, better known as "Gattamelata". After the fall of Venetian Republic in 1797, it was passed down through the family of Giovanni Brandolino and became the property of the Brandolini Counts, an ancient family from Forlì. In the first half of the 16th century Antonio Maria Brandolini (1476–1522), commissioned skilled engineers to enlarge the central part of the castle in Sansovino style, adding Venetian Gothic double and triple mullioned windows. In 1700 the Brandolini family commissioned Ottavio Scotti, architect and Count of Treviso, to design and build an extension to the southern part of the castle. Part of these works included the building of a castle chapel, the Church of San Martino. The chapel was decorated internally with frescoes painted by Egidio Dall'Oglio (18th century).
During World War I, the castle was invaded by Imperial Austrian forces and used as a military hospital. The Brandolini family abandoned their home and escaped to their Solighetto villa near Pieve di Soligo. After 10 years of restoration work, financed by Count Girolamo IV Brandolini (1870–1935), the castle was re-opened as a place of residence in 1929. In 1959 the castle was sold by the Brandolini family to the Salesian fathers, who altered its structure to use it as a monastery and as a centre for spiritual studies. In 1997 CastelBrando was purchased by Quaternary Investments SpA, who started an expansive renovation program in order to convert it into a hotel and museum.
Present day
CastelBrando has now been extensively restored and now houses a 4-star hotel, museum and a theatre. Visitors can get up to the castle by funicular railway from the village.
On 18–20 April 2009 CastelBrando hosted the first ever G8 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting organised by the Italian Minister of Agriculture, Luca Zaia.
See also
Gallery
- View of the battlements, in the direction of the village of Follina
- CastelBrando at night
- Lower inner courtyard
References
Sources
- Angella, Enrica; Pietro Bongi (1993). Sulle terre dei da Camino. Pieve di Soligo: Bubola & Naibo.
- Colomban, Laura; Carlo Lombardo (2009). CastelBrando – Un favoloso castello fra i più grandi e antichi d'Europa. Cison di Valmarino: Toast Collective.
- Fabris, Marissa (15 December 2005). Adventure Guide to Venice & the Veneto. Hunter Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-1-58843-519-4. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- Merriman, Mira P; Giovanna Perini (1986). William B. Jordan (ed.). Giuseppe Maria Crespi and the Emergence of Genre Painting in Italy. Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, USA. ISBN 978-0-912804-25-5. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- "CastelBrando official site – History". Hotel CastelBrando. Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- Attribution
- This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.
Notes
- ^ "Pieve di Soligo: History". © 2009 Quartier del Piave. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ "CastelBrando Official Site – History". © 2009 Hotel CastelBrando. Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ^ "Historical evolution of CastelBrando". © 2009 Venicecountry.it. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ Lim, Dr. Michael. "Captivating CastelBrando". © 2009 Microsoft Live. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ Laura Colomban: 2009
- ^ "City of Cison of Valmarino" (in Italian). www.comune.cisondivalmarino.tv.it. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- "Castrum di Serravalle – Itineraries". www.bedandbreakfastcastrum.it. Archived from the original on 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- ^ Angella, Enrica; Pietro Bongi (1993). Sulle terre dei da Camino. Pieve di Soligo: Bubola & Naibo.
- From the guide of the Comune di Narni.
- Merriman,Mira P: 1986, Page 181
- ^ Galli, Roberta; Roberta Galli; Sara Scrimieri. "The Veneto villas historical context and the current state" (PDF). © 2006 Villas Stately Homes and Castles, Varaždin, Croatia. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- "Discover Treviso: CastelBrando". Copyright © 2009, DiscoverTreviso.Com. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ "G8 Agriculture Ministers' meeting". Ministero Delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali. Archived from the original on 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
External links
- Hotel CastelBrando – includes visiting and museum information
- online availability and rates – icastelli.net
- Via Claudia Augusta (in German)
- G8 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting
- G8 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting – Official Website
- Narni Town – information about Erasmo da Narni (in Italian)