Senarica (in

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: ''Sinarcho'') is a village in the

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region of central Italy. With a population of fewer than 300 people, it is a ''

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Crognaleto Crognaleto is a ''comune'' and city of slightly less than 2,000 people in the Province of Teramo, central Italy. Crognaleto sits at an elevation of and has its communal administrative offices in the ''frazione'' (outlying area) of Nerito. The c ...

. The Vomano River flows nearby and the village is visible on a spur overlooking the gorge of the river. It is west of

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City, in the

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History

Senàrica and the neighbouring village

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became independent in circa 1343, when Queen

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granted the area independence because of the inhabitants' fierce opposition against the enemy troops of

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under Lord Luchino I Visconti's relative Ambrogio Visconti. Impressed by the splendor of the dogal

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, Senàrica rulers adopted a similar republican government, with an elected

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as head of state. The king of Naples Ferdinand IV did not believe in the existence of the independent republic and sent some officials to Senàrica for investigation. Driven by Prime Minister Bernardo Tanucci, he ordered its annexation in 1797.Guglielmo Magnifico p. 307

Films

*'' Tucci in Italy'', Season 1, Episode 4 (2025)

References

Senarica page
at Flags of the World *Aldo Ziggotio, an article published on the Italian bulletin ''Armi Antiche'', 1987

External links

* *
Senarica official website
* {{authority control Frazioni of the Province of Teramo Italian states States and territories established in 1343 States and territories disestablished in the 18th century Former republics in Europe