Valgiurata (), also known as Le Tane, is a ''
curazia
The Republic of San Marino comprises nine () as its first-level administrative divisions. Each castle is led by a castle captain () and a castle council (), elected every five years.
Like Italian , each has a capital (), with other population ...
'' of
San Marino
San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino, is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, it is the larger of two European microstates, microsta ...
. It belongs to the municipality of
Serravalle.
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
Torraccia is a of San Marino, in the of Domagnano.
The village notably includes Torraccia Airfield, a small general aviation aerodrome
An aerodrome, airfield, or airstrip is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place ...
,
Fiorina and
Domagnano
Domagnano (Romagnol: ''Munt Dmagnên'') is one of the nine Municipalities of San Marino, castelli of San Marino. It occupies an area of . As of 2023, it had a population of 3,589 inhabitants. It is the fourth largest castello by land area and po ...
.
Main sights
The castle and the tower of Valgiurata was completely restored by an
American surveyor, that replaced the old decaying structure.
References
{{Curazie of San Marino
Curazie in Serravalle