Inhabitants in 1991 : 804
The Municipal territory of Ortignano Raggiolo in the Casentino, extends
over an area of 36,45 square kilometres from the crest of Pratomagno to
the influx of the Archiano stream with the Arno. Feudal centre, it
reached its present aspect in 1873 when the territory of the suppressed
community of Raggiolo was integrated with it.
Ortignano in the XIII century was feudal to the Counts Guidi di Poppi,
to whom the Emperor Federico II confirmed the rights over the location
in 1248. Later Arezzo
obtained the jurisdiction over this land thanks to the privilege conceded
to the city by Carlo IV in 1356. Ortignano then passed definitively
to Firenze in 1384 together with all the Arezzo
district, taking the name of the municipality of “Valle
Fiorentina”. Raggiolo instead was part of the dominion of the
Ubertini di Chitignano who were deprived of their castle in 1325
by Guido Tarlati, Bishop and Lord of Arezzo. After the death of this person
Pier Saccone Tarlati and his son Marco became the Lords until the definitive
submission of Firenze in 1356.
Historical info reproduced upon authorization of Regione Toscana - Dipartimento della Presidenza E Affari Legislativi e Giuridici
Translated by Ann Mountford
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