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Castelbrando was originally built in the [[Ancient Rome|early Roman period]] as a defensive fortress<ref name="icastelli"/> in order to protect the important lines of communication which connected [[Northern Italy]] to the countries on the other side of the [[Alps]].<ref name="Castelbrando">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotelcastelbrando.com/hotel-treviso-storia-en.htm|title=Castelbrando Official Site - ''History''|publisher=© 2009 Hotel CastelBrando|language=English|accessdate=2009-09-04}}</ref> Originally there was a garrison here protecting the territory between the [[Piave (river)|Piave]] and the Livenza rivers in order to facilitate the safe construction of the pre-alpine part of the [[Via Claudia Augusta]],<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|accessdate=2009-09-23}}</ref> an important [[Roman road]], which linked the valley of the [[Po River]] with [[Rhaetia]] (modern Austria). During the [[Migration Period]] it became an important defensive position against barbarian invasions. Over the centuries the castle has been subject to numerous enlargements and renovations.<ref name="icastelli"/> During the [[13th century]] the castle was substantially enlarged while under the ownership of the [[Da Camino|Da Camino family]], who surrounded it entirely with imposing [[Guelphs and Ghibellines|Guelph/Ghibelline]] style battlements and built a central tower.<ref name="icastelli"/><ref name="Castelbrando"/><ref name="Da Camino">{{cite book|first=Enrica|last=Angella|coauthors=Pietro Bongi|title=Sulle terre dei da Camino|publisher=Bubola & Naibo|location=Pieve da Soligo|year=1993}}</ref> |
Castelbrando was originally built in the [[Ancient Rome|early Roman period]] as a defensive fortress<ref name="icastelli"/> in order to protect the important lines of communication which connected [[Northern Italy]] to the countries on the other side of the [[Alps]].<ref name="Castelbrando">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotelcastelbrando.com/hotel-treviso-storia-en.htm|title=Castelbrando Official Site - ''History''|publisher=© 2009 Hotel CastelBrando|language=English|accessdate=2009-09-04}}</ref> Originally there was a garrison here protecting the territory between the [[Piave (river)|Piave]] and the Livenza rivers in order to facilitate the safe construction of the pre-alpine part of the [[Via Claudia Augusta]],<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|accessdate=2009-09-23}}</ref> an important [[Roman road]]<ref name="Lim">{{cite web|url=http://thetravellinggourmet.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!3EE15501CCE77911!284.entry|title= Captivating Castel Brando|last=Lim|first=Dr. Michael|publisher=© 2009 [http://www.microsoft.com/library/toolbar/3.0/trademarks/en-gb.mspx Microsoft Live]|accessdate=2009-09-25}}</ref>, which linked the valley of the [[Po River]] with [[Rhaetia]] (modern Austria). During the [[Migration Period]] it became an important defensive position against barbarian invasions. Over the centuries the castle has been subject to numerous enlargements and renovations.<ref name="icastelli"/> During the [[13th century]] the castle was substantially enlarged while under the ownership of the [[Da Camino|Da Camino family]], who surrounded it entirely with imposing [[Guelphs and Ghibellines|Guelph/Ghibelline]] style battlements and built a central tower.<ref name="icastelli"/><ref name="Castelbrando"/><ref name="Da Camino">{{cite book|first=Enrica|last=Angella|coauthors=Pietro Bongi|title=Sulle terre dei da Camino|publisher=Bubola & Naibo|location=Pieve da Soligo|year=1993}}</ref> |
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The Castle's ownership then passed over to the [[Republic of Venice|Venetian Republic]], which awarded the Castle's [[fiefdom]] first to Marin Faliero and then to the mercenary captains Giovanni Brandolino and [[Erasmo of Narni|Erasmo da Narni]], better known as the ''‘Gattamelata’''.<ref name="Castelbrando"/><ref>From the [http://web.archive.org/web/20061206124420/http://comune.narni.tr.it/GUIDA+NARNI+INGLESE.pdf guide of the Comune di Narni.]</ref> ''(translates as ‘The Honeyed Cat’)''. After the fall of Venetian Republic, it was passed down through the family of Giovanni Brandolino and became the property of Brandolini Counts.<ref name="Castelbrando"/> In the first half of the [[16th century|16th Century]] Antonio Maria Brandolini, commissioned skilled engineers to enlarge the central part of the castle in [[Jacopo Sansovino|Sansovino style]],<ref name="Castelbrando"/> adding elegant lines of [[Venetian Gothic architecture|Venetian Gothic]] two and three [[mullion]]ed windows.<ref name="Castelbrando"/> During the [[World War I|First World War]], the castle was invaded by [[Austria-Hungary|Imperial Austrian forces]] and used as a [[military hospital]].<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|coauthors=Roberta Galli, Sara Scrimieri|publisher= © 2006 [http://www.dvorci.hr/ControlPage.aspx?page=defaultnews&PageID=2 Villas Stately Homes and Castles], [[Varaždin]], [[Croatia]]|accessdate=2009-09-24}}</ref> The Brandolini family abandoned their home and escaped to their Solighetto villa near [[Pieve di Soligo]].<ref name="Villas"/> After 10 years of restoration work, financed by Count Girolamo IV Brandolini, the castle was re-opened as a place of residence in 1929.<ref name="Venicecountry"/> In 1959 the castle was sold by the Barandolini family to the [[Salesians of Don Bosco|Salesian fathers]],<ref name="Venicecountry"/> who altered its structure to use it as a [[monastery]] and as a centre for [[spirituality|spiritual studies]].<ref name="Castelbrando"/> In 1997 Castelbrando was purchased by Quaternary Investments SpA, who started an extensive renovation program in order to convert it into a hotel and museum.<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, [http://www.discovertreviso.com/ DiscoverTreviso.Com]|accessdate=2009-09-24}}</ref> |
The Castle's ownership then passed over to the [[Republic of Venice|Venetian Republic]], which awarded the Castle's [[fiefdom]] first to Marin Faliero and then to the mercenary captains Giovanni Brandolino and [[Erasmo of Narni|Erasmo da Narni]], better known as the ''‘Gattamelata’''.<ref name="Castelbrando"/><ref>From the [http://web.archive.org/web/20061206124420/http://comune.narni.tr.it/GUIDA+NARNI+INGLESE.pdf guide of the Comune di Narni.]</ref> ''(translates as ‘The Honeyed Cat’)''. After the fall of Venetian Republic, it was passed down through the family of Giovanni Brandolino and became the property of Brandolini Counts.<ref name="Castelbrando"/><ref name="Lim"/> In the first half of the [[16th century|16th Century]] Antonio Maria Brandolini, commissioned skilled engineers to enlarge the central part of the castle in [[Jacopo Sansovino|Sansovino style]],<ref name="Castelbrando"/> adding elegant lines of [[Venetian Gothic architecture|Venetian Gothic]] two and three [[mullion]]ed windows.<ref name="Castelbrando"/> During the [[World War I|First World War]], the castle was invaded by [[Austria-Hungary|Imperial Austrian forces]] and used as a [[military hospital]].<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|coauthors=Roberta Galli, Sara Scrimieri|publisher= © 2006 [http://www.dvorci.hr/ControlPage.aspx?page=defaultnews&PageID=2 Villas Stately Homes and Castles], [[Varaždin]], [[Croatia]]|accessdate=2009-09-24}}</ref> The Brandolini family abandoned their home and escaped to their Solighetto villa near [[Pieve di Soligo]].<ref name="Villas"/> After 10 years of restoration work, financed by Count Girolamo IV Brandolini, the castle was re-opened as a place of residence in 1929.<ref name="Venicecountry"/> In 1959 the castle was sold by the Barandolini family to the [[Salesians of Don Bosco|Salesian fathers]],<ref name="Venicecountry"/> who altered its structure to use it as a [[monastery]] and as a centre for [[spirituality|spiritual studies]].<ref name="Castelbrando"/> In 1997 Castelbrando was purchased by Quaternary Investments SpA, who started an extensive renovation program in order to convert it into a hotel and museum.<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, [http://www.discovertreviso.com/ DiscoverTreviso.Com]|accessdate=2009-09-24}}</ref> |
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==Present day== |
==Present day== |
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Castelbrando has now been extensively restored and now houses a [[Star (classification)#Hotel ratings|4-star hotel]], museum & [[visitor center|visitor centre]] and a [[theatre]]. Visitors can get up to the castle by [[funicular|funicular railway]] from the village. |
Castelbrando has now been extensively restored and now houses a [[Star (classification)#Hotel ratings|4-star hotel]], museum<ref name="Lim"/> & [[visitor center|visitor centre]] and a [[theatre]]. Visitors can get up to the castle by [[funicular|funicular railway]] from the village.<ref name="Lim"/> |
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Recently on 18-20 April 2009 Castelbrando hosted the first ever [[G8 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting]]<ref name="Castelbrando"/><ref name="G8">{{cite web|url=http://www.g8agricultureministersmeeting.mipaaf.com/en/|title=G8 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting - Official Website|publisher=© 2009 Ministero Delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali [[Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (Italy)|''(Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies)'']]|accessdate=2009-09-04}}</ref> organised by the [[Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (Italy)|Italian Minister of Agriculture]], [[Luca Zaia]].<ref name="G8"/> |
Recently on 18-20 April 2009 Castelbrando hosted the first ever [[G8 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting]]<ref name="Castelbrando"/><ref name="G8">{{cite web|url=http://www.g8agricultureministersmeeting.mipaaf.com/en/|title=G8 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting - Official Website|publisher=© 2009 Ministero Delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali [[Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (Italy)|''(Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies)'']]|accessdate=2009-09-04}}</ref> organised by the [[Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (Italy)|Italian Minister of Agriculture]], [[Luca Zaia]].<ref name="G8"/> |
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Revision as of 23:34, 25 September 2009
| Castelbrando | |
|---|---|
| Cison di Valmarino Italy | |
 Castelbrando | |
  Castelbrando | |
| Coordinates | 45°58′0″N 12°08′0″E / 45.96667°N 12.13333°E |
| Type | Castle |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Restored |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1st Century |
| Materials | Dolomite Limestone |
Castelbrando is considered to be one of Italy's most impressive medieval castles. It is situated on a 100 metres (330 ft) Dolomite rock looking down on the village of Cison di Valmarino (pop. 2553).[1] The castle can be seen from about 20 km (12 mi) away on a clear day.[1]
History
Castelbrando was originally built in the early Roman period as a defensive fortress[1] in order to protect the important lines of communication which connected Northern Italy to the countries on the other side of the Alps.[2] 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,[3] an important Roman road[4], which linked the valley of the Po River with Rhaetia (modern Austria). During the Migration Period it became an important defensive position against barbarian invasions. Over the centuries the castle has been subject to numerous enlargements and renovations.[1] During the 13th century the castle was substantially enlarged while under the ownership of the Da Camino family, who surrounded it entirely with imposing Guelph/Ghibelline style battlements and built a central tower.[1][2][5]
The Castle's ownership then passed over to the Venetian Republic, which awarded the Castle's fiefdom first to Marin Faliero and then to the mercenary captains Giovanni Brandolino and Erasmo da Narni, better known as the ‘Gattamelata’.[2][6] (translates as ‘The Honeyed Cat’). After the fall of Venetian Republic, it was passed down through the family of Giovanni Brandolino and became the property of Brandolini Counts.[2][4] In the first half of the 16th Century Antonio Maria Brandolini, commissioned skilled engineers to enlarge the central part of the castle in Sansovino style,[2] adding elegant lines of Venetian Gothic two and three mullioned windows.[2] During the First World War, the castle was invaded by Imperial Austrian forces and used as a military hospital.[7] The Brandolini family abandoned their home and escaped to their Solighetto villa near Pieve di Soligo.[7] After 10 years of restoration work, financed by Count Girolamo IV Brandolini, the castle was re-opened as a place of residence in 1929.[3] In 1959 the castle was sold by the Barandolini family to the Salesian fathers,[3] who altered its structure to use it as a monastery and as a centre for spiritual studies.[2] In 1997 Castelbrando was purchased by Quaternary Investments SpA, who started an extensive renovation program in order to convert it into a hotel and museum.[8]
Present day
Castelbrando has now been extensively restored and now houses a 4-star hotel, museum[4] & visitor centre and a theatre. Visitors can get up to the castle by funicular railway from the village.[4]
Recently on 18-20 April 2009 Castelbrando hosted the first ever G8 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting[2][9] organised by the Italian Minister of Agriculture, Luca Zaia.[9]
Gallery
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View of the battlements. -
Castelbrando at night -
Lower inner courtyard
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castelbrando (Cison di Valmarino).
See also
References
- "Castelbrando official site - History". Hotel CastelBrando. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- Information and photos reproduced by kind permission of Hotel Castelbrando owner Massimo Colomban.
Notes
- ^ a b c d e "Castel Brando on icastelli.net". © 2001 - 2009 icastelli.net by Sirom s.r.l. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ a b c d e f g h "Castelbrando Official Site - History". © 2009 Hotel CastelBrando. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ^ a b c "Historical evolution of CastelBrando". © 2009 Venicecountry.it. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ a b c d Lim, Dr. Michael. "Captivating Castel Brando". © 2009 Microsoft Live. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ Angella, Enrica (1993). Sulle terre dei da Camino. Pieve da Soligo: Bubola & Naibo.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ From the guide of the Comune di Narni.
- ^ a b Galli, Roberta. "The Veneto villas historical context and the current state" (PDF). © 2006 Villas Stately Homes and Castles, Varaždin, Croatia. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher=|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Discover Treviso: Castelbrando". Copyright © 2009, DiscoverTreviso.Com. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ a b "G8 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting - Official Website". © 2009 Ministero Delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali (Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies). Retrieved 2009-09-04.
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