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The Palio of Districts of Trento (in Italian: Il palio delle Contrade di Trento) is a celebration in remembrance of the Battle of Calliano (1487) and takes place every year in September in the city of Trento, the capital of Trentino in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, a region of Northern Italy.
The Palio is celebrated to remember the victory of the medieval Battle of Calliano, which ensued on the 10th August 1487 between the forces of the Republic of Venice and the combined forces of the Prince-Bishopric of Trento and of the County of Tirol in the hands of Sigismund of Habsburg, Archduke of Austria and ruler of Tirol from 1446 to 1490.
The forces of Trento and Tirol managed to defeat the soldiers of the Republic of Venice, under the command of Roberto Sanseverino d'Aragona (who died in the conflict) in the municipality of Pomarolo, near Calliano and Rovereto and 15 kilometres far from Trento.
The Palio of Districts of Trento consists in three days of festivity in the month of September, during which the eight districts (in Italian: contrade) of Trento engage in archery competitions. The tree-day festival is introduced by Il Corteggio (in English: The Court) and L'investitura dell'arciere (in English: The Investiture of the Archer) and ends with the delivery of La Feretra Imperiale to the archer of the winning District.
This event precedes the start of the celebrations and is a procession, in which around 500 people parade along the streets of the city centre, wearing medieval clothing representing the eight districts of Trento. [1]
The Investiture of the Archer occurs the day before the start of the Palio. In this occasion, each participating archer has to swear publicly in Piazza Duomo to be loyal to their own district. In turn, the archers receive the title of archer, their chosen battle name, the Tallero Stretto (official coin of the Palio) and three arrows to be used in the archery competitions.
This ceremony is officiated by a city official (usually the Mayor of Trento) and by the Prior of the Districts. [2]
The archers of the different districts face both ability and velocity trials from 15 meters. The final trial is contended by the three archers, who have achieved the highest scores in the first two trials. [3]
The archer who wins the final trial obtains the Feretra Imperiale, the Palio, which is bestowed upon him by the Mayor of Trento. [4]
In the course of the festival, there are usually additional events, such as:
The districts involved in the Palio are eight: [8] [9]
In total, the Palio has been celebrated fifteen times, from 2000 to 2015. [10] The fifteen editions are shown in the table below:
Edition | Date | Winning District |
---|---|---|
1 | September 9–10, 2000 | Santa Maria |
2 | September 8–9, 2001 | Santa Maria |
3 | September 7–8, 2002 | San Benedetto |
4 | September 12-13-14, 2003 | San Benedetto |
5 | September 10-11-12, 2004 | San Benedetto |
6 | September 8-9-10, 2006 | Antico Borgo di S. Martino |
7 | September 7-8-9, 2007 | San Benedetto |
8 | September 12-13-14, 2008 | Macello Vecchio |
9 | September 11-12-13, 2009 | Larga |
10 | September 10-11-12, 2010 | San Benedetto |
11 | September 9-10-11, 2011 | San Benedetto |
12 | September 7-8-9, 2012 | San Benedetto |
13 | September 6-7-8, 2013 | San Benedetto |
14 | September 5-6-7, 2014 | Santa Maria |
15 | September 4-5-6, 2015 | Larga |
In September 2016 the festival did not occur due mainly to insufficient private sponsors. The next edition is expected for September 1-2-3, 2017. [11] [12]
The Palio of Districts of Trento is organised and promoted by the association Associazione Culturale Amici Città in collaboration with Comune di Trento, A. P. T di Trento, Autonomous Province of Trento and Autonomous Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. [5]
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The Palio of Districts of Trento (in Italian: Il palio delle Contrade di Trento) is a celebration in remembrance of the Battle of Calliano (1487) and takes place every year in September in the city of Trento, the capital of Trentino in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, a region of Northern Italy.
The Palio is celebrated to remember the victory of the medieval Battle of Calliano, which ensued on the 10th August 1487 between the forces of the Republic of Venice and the combined forces of the Prince-Bishopric of Trento and of the County of Tirol in the hands of Sigismund of Habsburg, Archduke of Austria and ruler of Tirol from 1446 to 1490.
The forces of Trento and Tirol managed to defeat the soldiers of the Republic of Venice, under the command of Roberto Sanseverino d'Aragona (who died in the conflict) in the municipality of Pomarolo, near Calliano and Rovereto and 15 kilometres far from Trento.
The Palio of Districts of Trento consists in three days of festivity in the month of September, during which the eight districts (in Italian: contrade) of Trento engage in archery competitions. The tree-day festival is introduced by Il Corteggio (in English: The Court) and L'investitura dell'arciere (in English: The Investiture of the Archer) and ends with the delivery of La Feretra Imperiale to the archer of the winning District.
This event precedes the start of the celebrations and is a procession, in which around 500 people parade along the streets of the city centre, wearing medieval clothing representing the eight districts of Trento. [1]
The Investiture of the Archer occurs the day before the start of the Palio. In this occasion, each participating archer has to swear publicly in Piazza Duomo to be loyal to their own district. In turn, the archers receive the title of archer, their chosen battle name, the Tallero Stretto (official coin of the Palio) and three arrows to be used in the archery competitions.
This ceremony is officiated by a city official (usually the Mayor of Trento) and by the Prior of the Districts. [2]
The archers of the different districts face both ability and velocity trials from 15 meters. The final trial is contended by the three archers, who have achieved the highest scores in the first two trials. [3]
The archer who wins the final trial obtains the Feretra Imperiale, the Palio, which is bestowed upon him by the Mayor of Trento. [4]
In the course of the festival, there are usually additional events, such as:
The districts involved in the Palio are eight: [8] [9]
In total, the Palio has been celebrated fifteen times, from 2000 to 2015. [10] The fifteen editions are shown in the table below:
Edition | Date | Winning District |
---|---|---|
1 | September 9–10, 2000 | Santa Maria |
2 | September 8–9, 2001 | Santa Maria |
3 | September 7–8, 2002 | San Benedetto |
4 | September 12-13-14, 2003 | San Benedetto |
5 | September 10-11-12, 2004 | San Benedetto |
6 | September 8-9-10, 2006 | Antico Borgo di S. Martino |
7 | September 7-8-9, 2007 | San Benedetto |
8 | September 12-13-14, 2008 | Macello Vecchio |
9 | September 11-12-13, 2009 | Larga |
10 | September 10-11-12, 2010 | San Benedetto |
11 | September 9-10-11, 2011 | San Benedetto |
12 | September 7-8-9, 2012 | San Benedetto |
13 | September 6-7-8, 2013 | San Benedetto |
14 | September 5-6-7, 2014 | Santa Maria |
15 | September 4-5-6, 2015 | Larga |
In September 2016 the festival did not occur due mainly to insufficient private sponsors. The next edition is expected for September 1-2-3, 2017. [11] [12]
The Palio of Districts of Trento is organised and promoted by the association Associazione Culturale Amici Città in collaboration with Comune di Trento, A. P. T di Trento, Autonomous Province of Trento and Autonomous Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. [5]