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Rancia Castle

Name: Rancia Castle
Rating: 2

Recommended by 9 mountain bikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Location: Tolentino, Macerata, Marche, Italy

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1. View to the north loop from Pollenza

41.5km

03:12

630m

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2. Porta Vittoria, Urbisaglia – Rancia Castle loop from Colmurano

45.1km

02:54

610m

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3. Cantina Il Pollenza – Church of San Giuseppe loop from Pollenza

32.0km

02:13

470m

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Massimo Ceccantoni

November 9, 2024

The term “ Rancia ” is probably a corruption of the word grancia , or granary , from the French grange, borrowed from the Latin granica.
Built as a fortified farm in the mid-11th century, in the Rancia district, on the plain located to the left of the Chienti river, the Castello della Rancia was initially a sort of tower house with autonomous structures for the defense of agricultural products.
Important dates to remember are May 2 and 3, 1815, days of the furious battle called “ della Rancia ” or “ Tolentino ” when the entire area became a battlefield between the French army of Gioacchino Murat, king of Naples and brother-in-law of Napoleon, and the Austrian troops of General Federico Bianchi.
The importance of this event in the history of Italy is said to be considered the beginning of the Italian Risorgimento.
It is currently owned by the Municipality of Tolentino and houses the Civic Archaeological Museum “Aristide Gentiloni Silverj”.

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Location: Tolentino, Macerata, Marche, Italy

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Rancia Castle

1. View to the north loop from Pollenza

2. Porta Vittoria, Urbisaglia – Rancia Castle loop from Colmurano

3. Cantina Il Pollenza – Church of San Giuseppe loop from Pollenza

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