(Brief history)
The history of the castle of Cerro al Volturno was born in the year 989 when "Abbot Roffredo recorded on a" petition "the concession of land to his brothers John Audoaldo children Venero, in Grimaldo's son Martin, son of Solomon Perto, to Dominic, priest, son of Saxo and Urso and son of John and more. " To defend themselves from the incursions of enemies built a castle which took the name of the plant that dominated and dominates the area "turkey" and called it the castle of Cerro. The castle was built in a square shape with two very high towers, one in in defense of the side east and the other in defense of the side west.
At the foot of the towers was built in the tenth century the church of Santa Maria Assunta (the present parish of Cerro al Volturno) which preserves two memorial stones of the Romans' XI century. The castle was built as well as giving very little chance of hitting the attackers, but allowed a strong defense as the massive walls were impenetrable and could be overridden only by ladders and ropes with even be launched within the walls. In self-defense was enough to reject the stairs and cut the ropes. Other means of defense were the hot liquids, bows, arrows, stones etc..
The castle of Cerro was altered several times over time and adapted to the different defensive requirements of the following centuries. With the introduction of firearms the castle had a structural transformation is well defined and was adapted for defense against gunfire for both fire on the opposing in cross-fire, and grazing in the front middle and long distance. The towers that dominate the area are accessible by two aerial ladders from where you can see the whole upper valley of the Volturno the abbey of Castel San Vincenzo and some neighboring countries. In two different parts of the castle are still visible in the prison courtyard and two large mulberry trees, one white and one red who wanted to represent gold and red shield bordered on the Pandoni.
The castle is in walking distance from Piazza San Pietro climb until you reach Piazza S. Maria Assunta and then reach the central gate of the castle. Along this route you pass through an old door (once home of the guards of the lords of the castle). One very striking to reach the castle is the one that starts at conception and then take on a very narrow path that skirts the rock below the walls, up to the "Precia", where you can more easily reach the main door the castle. In Piazza S. Assumption can be reached by car going upwards on Montano (the first intersection on the right just entered Cerro), or walking down a street paved from Cerreta.Non is accessible from the village by the time the stretch of highway between the SS 652 with Cupone and then arrive in S. Maria Assunta.
After the tenth century it began to form in large population centers fractions who took the name to rispeto specificity of the conformation of the territory or religious cults. All this has produced thirteen residential units that bear the name Foci of San Vittorino, Cerreta, Cupone, St. John Mancini, Ischia Plan, Case, Forest, Red, Walloons, and Santilli Petrara. The oldest population, according to some witnesses, should be Cupone, probably founded simultaneously with the Abbey of San Vincenzo. Plan should be very ancient and Ischia Foci. (At the moment there is no evidence that would justify their year of birth) Over the centuries, the villages are, in groups, marked with the names and the names of born "s_rraglia" " "R_cepp_lisc" and "r_c_rracchiul".
The "s_rraglia" includes the villages of San Vittorino and Foci Cerreta and presumably the title refers to the fact that the three villages are located in the territory of the highest common meter "r_cepp_lisc" are the inhabitants of the villages of San Cupone John Mancini, Ischia Plan Homes and the name refers to the fact that most of these people, in ancient times, used mainly as firewood the "strains of broom" because had woodland for large supplies of wood that is solid.
The name of the inhabitants "r_c_rracchiul" born the name of the municipality of residence Cerro capital. L In 1862, 'City Council acquired the authorization to RD 26 March 1863 to add the name "Cerro" indication "in Volturno" deemed necessary to ensure the distinction with other Italian town that bore the same name.
On 21 February 1994 The stamp was issued in the ordinary series "Castle" (second issue) worth L.200 the old coinage. The stamp depicts the castle with the houses below. The coat of arms Cerro al Volturno, unfortunately, does not mention the castle, but the center and under a big oak tree There is a pig and the words FORTITUTO CERRI. To keep the solid walls of the castle and to safeguard the town below municipalities In years past, have to fortify the rock with certain structural.
The church of S. Maria Assunta dates from the tenth century and is located beneath the towers of the castle. Inside the church on the left side you can see two memorial stones of the Roman IX century. The church contains three "blades" brought from the convent of S. Mary of Loreto, located along the road leading the town of Acquaviva of Isernia. The "pale" Central in 1500 and represents the "Translation of the Holy House." The two "blade" side are 1600 and depict characters Franciscans. The blades are certainly built by craftsmen local knowledge of which remains unknown to date. Of national significance is the wooden statue of Our Lady of the Assumption, which dates from the seventeenth century. The church has had in recent years due to earthquakes, several renovations and reconstruction that the changes have affected the originality of its first building. The church was for centuries the cult of the castle lords and their subjects.
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