A market town on the Elsa that Florence encouraged after 1176 as a counterweight to Poggibonsi.
In 1199 it fought Poggibonsi with San Gimignano (the war of Casaglia) and made a pact of alliance and mutual defence with San Gimignano on 24 November 1199, with Semifonte joining.
Who holds it
- Name
- Consuls (names not pinned)
- Title
- The commune
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
The commune of Colle; the bishop of Volterra claims rights in the zone, and the pieve a Elsa is directly subject to the Holy See.
How things stand that morning
Semifonte's ally and San Gimignano's; a member of the Tuscan League all the same. In 1201 Siena will make war on it, and in 1202 force it to break with Semifonte.
Charter
A free commune by the early thirteenth century; no charter found.
Council
Consuls (names not found).
Militia
Town host; raiding Poggibonsi in 1199.
Walls and castle
Upper town on the ridge and lower borgo by the river.
Trade and crafts
Mills on the Elsa (its rights of passage for mill channels are disputed with Poggibonsi in 1216), cloth and the road from Volterra to Siena.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: 1199 events in two it.wikipedia articles.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.