Iudiciaria Torrensis
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The iudiciaria Torrensis, also known as fines Torrenses, comitatus Toresianus or Torresana, was a Carolingian district of north-west Italy
which is referred to in charters from the second half of the 9th century and from the early years of the century following. Lying to the north of the County of Asti and to the south of the river Po, it extended from the eastern spurs of the Hills of Turin to the confluence of the Po and the Tanaro near Bassignana
. Thus it corresponded broady with the territory of today’s Basso Monferrato. Each form of its name derives from the Castrum Turris which stood on the hill now known as San Lorenzo, (from the pieve
dedicated to Saint Laurence). The district appears to have lost its status in the mid to late tenth century and its territory to have been divided between the counties of Turin
, Asti
and Vercelli
and subsequently between the Aleramici, the Bishops of Asti, and the Bishops of Vercelli.
Italy
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which is referred to in charters from the second half of the 9th century and from the early years of the century following. Lying to the north of the County of Asti and to the south of the river Po, it extended from the eastern spurs of the Hills of Turin to the confluence of the Po and the Tanaro near Bassignana
Bassignana
Bassignana is a municipality in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. The village is situated near the confluence of the Po River and the Tanaro river....
. Thus it corresponded broady with the territory of today’s Basso Monferrato. Each form of its name derives from the Castrum Turris which stood on the hill now known as San Lorenzo, (from the pieve
Pieve
In the Middle Ages, a pieve was a rural church with a baptistery, upon which other churches without baptisteries depended.The Italian word pieve is descended from Latin plebs which, after the expansion of Christianity in Italy, was applied to the community of baptized people...
dedicated to Saint Laurence). The district appears to have lost its status in the mid to late tenth century and its territory to have been divided between the counties of Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Asti
Asti
Asti is a city and comune of about 75,000 inhabitants located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about 55 kilometres east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River...
and Vercelli
Vercelli
Vercelli is a city and comune of about 47,000 inhabitants in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, it was founded, according to most historians, around the year 600 BC.The city is situated on the river Sesia in the plain of the river...
and subsequently between the Aleramici, the Bishops of Asti, and the Bishops of Vercelli.