Torre de' Passeri (Torre de' Passeri)
Torre de' Passeri is an Italian town of 3,172 inhabitants in the province of Pescara in Abruzzo. It owes its name to the ancient "Turris Passum" (Torre del passo), a tower located near the Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria. A prominent feature of Torre de' Passeri is Castello Gizzi (called by the locals "Castelluccio"), which overlooks the entire town. Historical-enological researches have suggested that the area might be the native land of the Montepulciano vine. Torre de' Passeri is twinned with Manteigas in Portugal.
Torre de' Passeri is located in the territory of Casauria. Its history is closely linked to the Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria; The Chronicon Casauriense (866-1182) is the ancient document to report the existence of the "Villa Bectorrita or Vectorrita" - a name that indicates the presence of a tower on the current area of Torrione, which was incorporated into the lands of the monastery in Torre de' Passeri between the years 873 and 882.
The name "Torre de' Passeri" derives from the ancient "Turris Passum" (Torre del passo). The tower, in fact, stood at the point where the river Pescara was divided into many small rivulets which could be crossed by foot. A night light was lit to facilitate travellers in the crossing, which in return had to pay a toll.
In 1652 Torre de' Passeri became a possession of the Marquises of Sulmona. The Marquise provided construction material and financial support to all the inhabitants who wanted to build a house and to those who wanted to move to the area and start a commercial activity. These aids explain the arrival of some families and potters from Castelli (Teramo), such as the Pompeii, the Antici, the Cappelletti and the Fraticelli, who started the production of the Torrese ceramics, initiating a flourishing industry that lasted until the first decades of the 20th century. Torre de' Passeri thus became the most important economic center of the surrounding area.
Torre de' Passeri is located in the territory of Casauria. Its history is closely linked to the Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria; The Chronicon Casauriense (866-1182) is the ancient document to report the existence of the "Villa Bectorrita or Vectorrita" - a name that indicates the presence of a tower on the current area of Torrione, which was incorporated into the lands of the monastery in Torre de' Passeri between the years 873 and 882.
The name "Torre de' Passeri" derives from the ancient "Turris Passum" (Torre del passo). The tower, in fact, stood at the point where the river Pescara was divided into many small rivulets which could be crossed by foot. A night light was lit to facilitate travellers in the crossing, which in return had to pay a toll.
In 1652 Torre de' Passeri became a possession of the Marquises of Sulmona. The Marquise provided construction material and financial support to all the inhabitants who wanted to build a house and to those who wanted to move to the area and start a commercial activity. These aids explain the arrival of some families and potters from Castelli (Teramo), such as the Pompeii, the Antici, the Cappelletti and the Fraticelli, who started the production of the Torrese ceramics, initiating a flourishing industry that lasted until the first decades of the 20th century. Torre de' Passeri thus became the most important economic center of the surrounding area.
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