Ponte (Benevento)
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Ponte is the name of a town and comune
in the Province of Benevento
, Campania Region
, Italy
. It is a member of the Titerno
"Local Action Group" (GAL) and its name means bridge
in Italian language
.
and borders with Casalduni
, Fragneto Monforte
, Paupisi
, San Lorenzo Maggiore
, San Lupo
and Torrecuso
. It counts 7 little civil parishes (frazioni
): Canale, Colli, Ferrarisi, Monte, Piana, Puglia and Staglio.
over the Alento river.
The first settlements can be traced back to Roman Empire
times, in fact it was here that the roadway Via Latina, connecting Benevento with Rome through the Telesia Valley, passed. The bridge that the passed over the Alento river is today known as the St. Anastasia Bridge. The town was very important even during the Lombard domination. The old town is of medieval origin, although little is left of the castle of Norman origin built in the eleventh century CE. There was also a large Benedictine abbey built in the eighth century AD. The territory was ruled by the Count Ranulf Baldwin Norman, who took care of the development, renewing and expanding the ancient church of Denis
which he dedicated to St. Benedict.
In later times, Ponte belonged to the major families of the Kingdom, such as the Sanframondos, the Carafas, and the Caracciolos, for example.
Ponte was a stronghold of the House of Sanframondo, but during this period, due to a plague and a violent earthquake, which devastated a good part of the area, Ponte became uninhabited.
In 1585 it was bought by Domenico Sarri, who retained the title of Duke of Ponte until the abolition of the feudal regime.
On June 18, 1913, the city was grant autonomy from the frazione of Casalduni.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the Province of Benevento
Province of Benevento
The Province of Benevento is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Benevento.It has an area of 2,071 km², and a total population of 289,455...
, Campania Region
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It is a member of the Titerno
Titerno
Titerno is a Gruppo Azione Locale in the Province of Benevento, Campania Region, Italy. Member communities include:* Castelvenere* Cerreto Sannita* Cusano Mutri* Faicchio* Guardia Sanframondi* Pietraroja* Ponte* Pontelandolfo...
"Local Action Group" (GAL) and its name means bridge
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
in Italian language
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
.
Geography
The municipality is located some km in north-west of BeneventoBenevento
Benevento is a town and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 km northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill 130 m above sea-level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino and Sabato...
and borders with Casalduni
Casalduni
Casalduni is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 60 km northeast of Naples and about 15 km northwest of Benevento, on the slopes of Monte Cicco on the right of the Tammaro river....
, Fragneto Monforte
Fragneto Monforte
Fragneto Monforte is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania.Fragneto is a green mountainous area whose history dates back from 500 BC....
, Paupisi
Paupisi
Paupisi is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 50 km northeast of Naples and about 12 km northwest of Benevento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,500 and an area of 9.0 km².Paupisi borders the following municipalities:...
, San Lorenzo Maggiore
San Lorenzo Maggiore
San Lorenzo Maggiore is a town and comune in the province of Benevento, in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is a member of the Titerno "Local Action Group".-Festivals:...
, San Lupo
San Lupo
San Lupo is the name of a hill town and comune in the province of Benevento, in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is a member of the Titerno "Local Action Group".-Festivals:...
and Torrecuso
Torrecuso
Torrecuso is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 50 km northeast of Naples and about 10 km northwest of Benevento...
. It counts 7 little civil parishes (frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
): Canale, Colli, Ferrarisi, Monte, Piana, Puglia and Staglio.
History
Ponte has its origins in an ancient Roman stone bridge which was the passage of the Via LatinaVia Latina
The Via Latina was a Roman road of Italy, running southeast from Rome for about 200 kilometers.It led from the Porta Latina in the Aurelian walls of Rome to the pass of Mons Algidus; it was important in the early military history of Rome...
over the Alento river.
The first settlements can be traced back to Roman Empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
times, in fact it was here that the roadway Via Latina, connecting Benevento with Rome through the Telesia Valley, passed. The bridge that the passed over the Alento river is today known as the St. Anastasia Bridge. The town was very important even during the Lombard domination. The old town is of medieval origin, although little is left of the castle of Norman origin built in the eleventh century CE. There was also a large Benedictine abbey built in the eighth century AD. The territory was ruled by the Count Ranulf Baldwin Norman, who took care of the development, renewing and expanding the ancient church of Denis
Saint-Denis
Saint-Denis is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Saint-Denis is a sous-préfecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Denis....
which he dedicated to St. Benedict.
In later times, Ponte belonged to the major families of the Kingdom, such as the Sanframondos, the Carafas, and the Caracciolos, for example.
Ponte was a stronghold of the House of Sanframondo, but during this period, due to a plague and a violent earthquake, which devastated a good part of the area, Ponte became uninhabited.
In 1585 it was bought by Domenico Sarri, who retained the title of Duke of Ponte until the abolition of the feudal regime.
On June 18, 1913, the city was grant autonomy from the frazione of Casalduni.