Monsampietro is a
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
(hamlet) of the
comune
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(municipality) of
Venarotta
Venarotta is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region of Marche. It is located about south of Ancona and about northwest of Ascoli Piceno.
Venarotta borders the following municipalities: Ascoli Piceno, F ...
in the province of
Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli Piceno (; la, Asculum; dialetto ascolano: Ascule) is a town and ''comune'' in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is around 46,000 but the urban area of the city has more than 93,000.
Geo ...
in the Italian region
Marche
Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...
. The territory is part of
Diocese of Ascoli Piceno
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Ascoli Piceno ( la, Dioecesis Asculanus in Piceno) in the Marche, has existed since the fourth century. Historically immediately dependent on the Holy See, it is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Fermo. .
Geography
The settlement of Monsampietro stands in the hilly territory north-west of the
Apennines
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains (; grc-gre, links=no, Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; la, Appenninus or – a singular with plural meaning;''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which wou ...
area of
Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli Piceno (; la, Asculum; dialetto ascolano: Ascule) is a town and ''comune'' in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is around 46,000 but the urban area of the city has more than 93,000.
Geo ...
, and is located on the hilly ridge between the creek Chiaro and Fosso dell'Erba. At 6 km north of
Venarotta
Venarotta is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region of Marche. It is located about south of Ancona and about northwest of Ascoli Piceno.
Venarotta borders the following municipalities: Ascoli Piceno, F ...
and 16 km north of
Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli Piceno (; la, Asculum; dialetto ascolano: Ascule) is a town and ''comune'' in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is around 46,000 but the urban area of the city has more than 93,000.
Geo ...
, bordered to the north with Montemoro (
frazione
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of Force) and Castel di Croce (
frazione
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of Rotella), to the east with Casalena (
frazione
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of Venagrande) south and west with Cerreto and Portella; The last two places are also
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
of
Venarotta
Venarotta is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region of Marche. It is located about south of Ancona and about northwest of Ascoli Piceno.
Venarotta borders the following municipalities: Ascoli Piceno, F ...
. The border to the south and west, natural, consists of the creek Chiaro (downstream tributary of the river
Tronto
The Tronto ( la, Truentus) is a long Italian river that arises at Monti della Laga and ends in the Adriatic Sea at Porto d'Ascoli, San Benedetto del Tronto. It traverses the Lazio, Marche, and Abruzzo regions of Italy.
The source of the Tronto i ...
), to the east, which is also natural, consists of the Fosso dell'Erba, tributary of Chiaro. The landscape includes more east the characteristic sawtooth of
Monte Ascensione accompanied by underlying
badlands
Badlands are a type of dry terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded."Badlands" in ''Chambers's Encyclopædia''. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 2, p. 47. They are characterized by steep slopes, m ...
, south the
Montagna dei Fiori (followed by the
Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
The Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park is a natural park located mostly in Abruzzo, Italy. It was established in 1991, it has an area of , and it is mainly spread out across the province of Teramo, L'Aquila, Pescara, with small areas in ...
) and to the west
Monte Vettore
Monte Vettore (from Latin ''Vector'', "carrier", "leader") is a mountain of the Umbro-marchigiano Apennine Mountains in Italy. It is the highest peak of the Sibillini massif. It is located in Ascoli piceno, Marche, Italy.
Geography
The south ...
(m . 2476, within the
Monti Sibillini National Park
A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...
).
History
There is not definite information about its beginnings, but it seems that the parish of San Pietro Apostolo in Monsampietro was founded by monks of
Farfa Abbey
Farfa Abbey ( it, Abbazia di Farfa) is a territorial abbey in northern Lazio, central Italy. In the Middle Ages it was one of the richest and most famous abbeys in Italy. It belongs to the Benedictine Order and is located about from Rome, in ...
(religious who, at the time, were present in the valleys of the
Tronto
The Tronto ( la, Truentus) is a long Italian river that arises at Monti della Laga and ends in the Adriatic Sea at Porto d'Ascoli, San Benedetto del Tronto. It traverses the Lazio, Marche, and Abruzzo regions of Italy.
The source of the Tronto i ...
and
Tenna
was a after ''Enpō'' and before ''Jōkyō.'' This period spanned the years from September 1681 through February 1684. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* '': The new era name of ''Tenna'' (meaning "Heavenly Imperial Peace") was create ...
); This would place its beginnings before the year one thousand.
A note on Monsampietro, deemed reliable, can be found in the "Compendio di storia ascolana" (Luzi Emidio - Arnaldo Forni Editore, 1980) which states that Monsampietro, in 1296, came under the rule of
Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli Piceno (; la, Asculum; dialetto ascolano: Ascule) is a town and ''comune'' in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is around 46,000 but the urban area of the city has more than 93,000.
Geo ...
with a population of 800 souls, concentrated in the villas of Tribio, Cardoni and Ferrani.
References
*Emidio Luzi - Compendio di storia ascolana - Arnaldo Forni Editore, 1980.
Churches and buildings of historical interest in the hamlet of Monsampietro
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Frazioni of the Province of Ascoli Piceno