| Casatenovo | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Lombardy | |
| Altitude | 356 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 12.66 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 12.925 (2011 estimate) | |
| Name inhabitants | casatesi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 039 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 23880 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | St. George | |
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Casatenovo (Casàa or Casanöf in the Brianza dialect, and in ancient times in the handwriting New Houses) is an Italian town of 12,915 inhabitants of the province of Lecco, in Lombardy. It is the second most important municipality of the Meratese by population and the first by extension.
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Geographical notes
The Municipality of Casatenovo it is placed in the south western end of the province of Lecco, in the area of Meratese, and occupies an area of 12.7 km². It borders to the west and south with the municipalities of Besana in Brianza, Correzzana, Camparada is Usmate Velate (Province of Monza and Brianza) and to the east with the municipalities of Monticello Brianza is Lomagna (Province of Lecco) .Casatenovo is placed in the heart of the Brianza. The territory still has some wooded parts, but only along the steepest slopes and along the waterways (Pegorino, Lavandaia and Nava, which constitute the main hydrographic system and the Molgorana and La Folgora canals which constitute the secondary hydrographic system). The altimetry varies from a maximum of about 375 m to a minimum of 250 m. The building heritage of historical origin is considerable and widespread both in the inhabited areas and in the agricultural areas. In Casatenovo there are in fact as many as 20 isolated farmhouses of particular value, as well as several villas and noble residences of considerable historical and architectural interest.Casatenovo has about 12,600 inhabitants and a polycentric urban organization, rich in areas with a high environmental content and landscaping.
Background
The first historical information relating to a "Casale (ie Casate) New" can be traced back to the times of Charles the Bald - nephew of Charlemagne - heir of that Louis the Pious who took the dominance of Italy from the Lombards and reintegrated the Christian cult in the Lombard lands upset first by the Franks, then by heresies and barbarian apostasies. And it is in this troubled period of Christian restoration, with the settlement in Monza of a Catholic sovereign, that the "Pievi", that is to say the presbyterial churches, where the archiepiscopal power and the care evangelical of the people of God.
It is in the year 867, in fact, which can be referred to as the date of first mention of Casatenovo, although the first documentary references in the archive, on the presence of an inhabited nucleus, do not date back to 1110. The inhabited nucleus presumably had to ascend at the end of 10th century - beginning of the 11th when - at the time of the Ottoni first and then of the Lotarian wars - the existing castle was strengthened and enlarged by the noble family of the Casati, fighting against the now decadent local primacy of the Frankish aristocracy. towards the last part of the thirteenth century - at the end of the intricate events that marked the struggles between the Swabians, from Barbarossa to Otto IV, against the local Lords - that the name of "Casate Novo" (together with those of Casate Vegio, Galgiana , Vallis Aperta, etc.) affirms itself as a precise municipal reality, albeit still united with the parish church of Missaglia.
From this moment on, the medieval House, a real fortified Court, will be involved in all the troubled events that affected Lombardy: from the struggles between Guelphs and Ghibellines, to those between the Visconti - rising star of the Italic aristocracy - and the Serenissima Republic of Venice. It was the nerve center of the Upper Lombard fortified chessboard, as it already appeared from the distant times of Ariberto, confirming an ancient parchment now preserved in the Archive of the Count of the Duomo of Milan, corroborated by a testamentary deed of Count Beato di Casate at the nephews Marzio and Filippo Casati, dating back to the year 1270. Casate was therefore, throughout the medieval period, a large fortification, to which, over the years, various farms (including originally that of Rancate) joined some local lords, especially after the fiefdom of 1538. But as early as 1450 you could count those of Casate Veteri (as well as, obviously, Novo), Cassina de 'Brangiis, with those united by Rogorea and Columbarino, Valle Aperta, Rimoldo, Galzana , etc. The fiefdom passed - after the tragic events linked to the Visconti dominion - in the hands of Gerolamo Brebbia, former treasurer general of the State of Milan and it is always to this period that the appropriations of n obile families in the palaces of Rimoldo (the Parravicini) of Galgiana (the d'Adda) of Giovenigo (the Tuscans). The local community, however, continued to split up until it reached, towards the middle of the sixteenth century, also the nuclei of Cascina Bracchi (in part already de 'Bragiis) and of Campofiorenzo; also following the passage of the castle from the Casati to the Sforza and finally to the Lurani counts in 1587.
It is therefore in the 1692 that Casate Vecchio broke away from Casate Nuovo and the latter was definitively assigned to the Marquis Don Giulio Casati, a rebellious and violent man known as a "bandit" who, first personally, then through his descendants, held it - albeit in different legal forms from the feudal ones - up to the whole eighteenth century.
Finally, it remains to be said of the two important monasteries of Santa Margherita and of Santi Pietro e Paolo, once existing between Casate Vecchio and Nuovo. Both belonging to the order of the Benedictine nuns were suppressed and destroyed during the Sforza sack of 1451. Also in 1451 it is the unification - wanted with a bull of 5 October by Pope Niccolò V - of the Church of San Margherita, with that of Santa Giustina and the appointment as parish priest of the priest Giacomo del Torgio, who provided for the rebuilding of the temples, making them embellish with interesting frescoes .
Starting from the end of the eighteenth century and the beginning of the nineteenth century, there was a considerable development of the municipal core, especially with the erection or renovation of notable patrician villas: such as the Casati-Facchi (formerly Greppi-Bressi), the Casati- Greppi di Bussero, Casati-Marocco-Viganò, Castelbarco-Vismara, Garavaglia-Lattuada-Ghisotti, Lattuada-Ghisotti, Lattuada-Vismara, Lurani-Cernuschi, as well as the Bracchi-Casati farmhouse.
From the XIX century Casatenovo enters the great story of industrial and commercial development, typical of the Brianza area, establishing itself - thanks also to the initiative of dynamic entrepreneurial dynasties - especially in the agro-food sector - and rightfully placing itself among the richest municipalities of the Lombardy area.
During the Second World War, in the hamlet of Valaperta a massacre of four partisans was carried out by the Black Brigades, commanded by Giuseppe Gaidoni and Emilio Formigoni (father of Roberto Formigoni)
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By car
The Territory is located almost equidistant between Monza is Lecco and it is served by the main road of the provincial road 51 della Santa, intermediate between the state road 36 and the new Valassina; from the Provincial Road 54, which connects the main routes mentioned above in the east-west direction to the north of the center of Casatenovo; from the Provincial 55, which connects the center with Usmate and the connections with Lomagna and the Tangenziale Est of Milan.
On the train
The territory is not affected by railway lines.
By bus
Casatenovo is served by the lines of the Lecco Trasporti Consortium:
- D60 Lecco - Seregno
- D80 Oggiono - Monza
- D83C Monticello - Carnate F.S.
- D48 Airuno - Besana
How to get around
What see
- 1 parish church, Via S. Giorgio, 1, Casatenovo LC, ☎ 39 039 920 4180. Although the origins of the parish church of San Giorgio date back to the 13th century, its current appearance derives from a radical makeover to which it underwent in 1635. The building, with a cross plan, is characterized as a whole by a Baroque style, from from which the neoclassical style of the facade, built at the beginning of the nineteenth century, during the restoration works entrusted to the architect Carlo Amati, departs.
- 2 Church of Santa Margherita. Built on the ruins of an ancient monastery, this church has a typically medieval layout with the nave ending in a semicircular apse.
The rebuilding of the structure dates back to 1462, as indicated by an inscription preserved in the church. The valuable frescoes that decorate it date back to 1463 but their attribution remains uncertain to this day. The paintings, restored in 1986, belong to the Lombard artistic production of the late Gothic period. The central part of the apse is made up of a mystical "almond" depicting the coronation of the Virgin, surrounded by hosts of angels; the lower part represents the Apostles who adore the scene. The plinth is frescoed with monochrome images representing the months of the year.
- 3 Church of Santa Giustina. The first certain information relating to the existence of this ancient place of worship dates back to 1062, while the bell tower dates back to the Romanesque period, although it was remodeled in the 16th century.
Originally this church, commissioned by the noble Casati family, perhaps stood within the walls of the castle. However, almost nothing has been preserved following a bad restoration carried out in 1643, which was responsible for the cancellation of most of the frescoes. Further interventions were carried out in the nineteenth century with the reconstruction of the front facade. Inside there is a remarkable cycle of frescoes in good condition that decorates the back wall and portrays the Virgin enthroned with the Child and an angel, surrounded by Saints Bernardino and Francesco and by Saints Sebastian and Rocco. the frescoes in the left chapel, dating back to the second decade of the sixteenth century and depicting the Fathers of the Church and the Eternal.
- 4 Villa Casati-Facchi. The name of this patrician residence derives from that of its first owners, the Casati, who lived here throughout the 18th century, and from that of the Facchi family, who took possession of the villa in 1881, inaugurating important restoration works. Both the U-shaped plan and the façade facing the town have been preserved from the original layout, located on the edge of the historic center of Casatenovo, unchanged in the regular distribution of the windows and in the ashlar corners. Over time the villa has expanded thanks to the construction of the concierge body with attached stables and the south side portico. The frescoes that adorn the rooms of the villa were also restored. Since 1989, part of the building houses the Municipal Library.
- 5 Villa Casati-Greppi, Via Monte Grappa, 9,23876 Monticello LC, ☎ 39 039 9205701, 39 039 9205108, fax: 39 039 9206861, @[email protected]. Not far from Villa Facchi, this majestic residence was built in 1775 by a new marquis branch of the Casati family, whose last heir, Francesco Casati, chose it as their winter residence.
Upon his death, his assets were inherited by the Ospedale Maggiore in Milan, which then sold the villa to Count Giuseppe Greppi in Bussero. The structure, much more imposing than Villa Facchi and homogeneous in its manufacture, is in perfect neoclassical style. The villa is accessed via a monumental Doric entrance with three arches, preceded by a splendid tree-lined avenue. Noteworthy is the small church consecrated to Saints Carlo and Francesca, built next to the atrium. The building, with a rectangular plan, preserves Alberta frescoes that decorate the vault, the bust of Giuseppe Greppi, an altarpiece depicting the Virgin and the Patron Saints, by Giuseppe Dotti and the monument dedicated to Francesco Casati.
- 6 Villa D'Adda-Mariani. In the locality of Galgiana, stands this residence, the construction of which seems to date back to the second half of the 16th century, when the banker Rinaldo D'Adda di Olginate, progenitor of the marquises of Pandino, bought some properties in this hamlet. In 1963 the building was donated partly to the Milanese institute for the deaf and dumb and partly to the Municipal Administration. It currently houses the Civic School of Music[link not working] is the "Graziella Fumagalli" auditorium[link not working].
The complex consists of two bodies of different sizes, placed one in front of the other on the sides of the courtyard of honor. They were both remodeled at the beginning of the eighteenth century by the will of the Marquis Benedetto. The Italian gardens near the courtyard and overlooking the villa date back to the same period. A baroque gate forms the entrance to the structure.
- 7 Villa Lattuada. Built in 1858, based on a project by Antonio Tagliaferri and families at the behest of the Lattuada family, the villa is located in San Giacomo. The building, whose architecture recalls that of the Gothic cathedrals, has a quadrangular shape, enriched by two high towers on the western side. On the other hand, the portico on the front of the villa is in Baroque style.
- 8 Villa Lurani-Cernuschi. Most likely this building was built on the same place where the ancient thirteenth-century castle stood, remodeled by the Casati family. In 1587, the then owners of the castle, the Sforza, ceded it to the Lurani family. No trace remains of the ancient structure, since over the centuries the villa has undergone numerous renovations, the most important of which was built at the end of the 18th century. Currently the architectural lines of the villa recall the neoclassical canons, while the tower that stands out from the main block, added at the end of the nineteenth century, reveals a neo-gothic style. A landscaped garden surrounds the villa on three sides.
- 9 Cascina Rancate. The building, possibly owned by the De Casate family, dates back to 1380 and in 1634 was bought by the Simonettas, who made public the oratory dedicated to Sant'Antonio da Padova, next to the tower. The altarpiece depicting the Virgin with the Patron inside the church was stolen in the early eighties. The farmhouse complex, enclosed in a rectangular courtyard, has a sixteenth-century manor nucleus, with traces of battlements and a tower built on the southern side.
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Safety
- Municipal Police 39 0399204000
- Carabinieri 39 0399206820
- Alpini Group 39 0399207081
- Emergency Medical Service 39 0399231225
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- Cassina de 'Bracchi: The hamlet of Cassina de 'Bracchi is about 3.5 km from the town center and is one of the smallest in Casatenovo. Cassina de 'Bracchi is known for hosting on its territory the church of Sant'Anna, built in the fifties, and the statue of the same name, dated 1909. In the month of July, on the occasion of the village festival, the inhabitants used to organize the village week, a seven-day festival in honor of the patron saint. The last edition dates back to July 1984 Then taken up in 2009 by local children. The hamlet is part, with Galgiana, of the Pastoral Community of Mary Queen of all Saints of Casatenovo.
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