Valgiurata
Valgiurata, also known as Le Tane,[1] is a small village (curazia) located in San Marino. It belongs to the municipality (castello) of Serravalle.
Valgiurata | |
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Village | |
 Location of Serravalle within San Marino | |
  Valgiurata Location within San Marino | |
| Coordinates: 43°57′52.27″N 12°29′12.26″E | |
| Country |  San Marino |
| Municipality |  Serravalle |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Demonym(s) | valgiuratesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 47891 |
| Area code(s) | +378 (0549) |
History
The name, literary meaning oath valley, derives from a popular legend regarding the daughter of a country gentleman who suicided in the tower of the local castle. She was locked in the tower by her father, due to his disagreement to the love feelings of the girl for a soldier. She screamed day and night and, before dying she made an oath to search his lover in all the valley. The legend says that it is possible to hear, still today, the girl's voice in the castle.
Geography
The little village is located in the southern suburb of Serravalle, on the same-named road linking it to Torraccia, Fiorina and Domagnano.
Main sights
The castle and the tower of Valgiurata was completely restored by an American surveyor, that replaced the old decaying structure.
References
- (in Italian) Article with the list of curazie on the official Sanmarinese electoral website Archived 2009-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
