The origins of Suvereto date from before the year thousand, as shown by written records in the tenth century that referred to the "castrum" (village) of Suvereto. The Aldobrandeschi, lords of the rising castle, then tried to assert their dominance on the population and the surrounding area, and Suvereto constituted an important place in the strategy of this noble family.
In the twelfth century saw the rising of the tower on top of the hill where in time the complex of the fortress Aldobrandesca and other houses were built, as welle as the ditches surrounding the village. Towards the end of the century, the inhabitants formed themselves into a free commune and, in 1201, obtained from Earl Palatine Ildebrandino VIII concessions of economical and political nature.
By now it was developed on the southern slopes of the hill a larger town (village) which later will also be surrounded by walls. The thirteenth century can be considered the golden age of Suvereto, although the expansion continued, albeit intermittently, during the late Middle Ages and early modern age.
It was between the eleventh and fourteenth century Suvereto assumed the character that still is recognizable. In addition to the city walls in this period were built or expanded the Church of San Giusto, la Rocca, the Palazzo Comunale and the Cloister of St. Francis. Suvereto remained for a long feud of Aldobrandeschi, but with the accession to the League Ghibellina (1237) the town fell under the influence of the Republic of Pisa.

Since medieval times the structure was divided into urban Suvereto terzieri, taking the name from as many churches today no longer exist: an echo of those who now contend for the challenges of historical commemorations and folklore, ie terzieri di Castello, Borgo and St. Francis.
A period of further development was met by Suvereto between the fifteenth and early sixteenth century, as evidenced by the construction of new churches and the passage of famous artists such as Andrea Guardi who built the marble shrine of the Madonna and Child above the Source of the Angels XVI. Suvereto experienced its renaissance.
The appearance of urban expansion and transformations, met in the middle of the century came the drinking water in the central square of the village with a duct from the source of Belvedere.
The medieval town is still the center of social and cultural life of the village.
The stone-paved streets of many of the historic center are affixed to the mid-nineteenth century, when some changes in Suvereto definitely gave its present appearance and the unique atmosphere that you breathe, walking in the streets, among the ancient stone houses.

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