Art and CultureHistoric House and Palace, Monument, Rocchetta Sant'Antonio

Il Seggio di Rocchetta Sant’Antonio

Dates back to the sixteenth century the beautiful "seat" stone, also called "the Seat", formerly the place of civic power of the country and placed in front of the Church Matrix.

The place

The Palazzo del Sedile was the place for the meetings of the feudal lord and the civil authorities, so it is a very widespread structure throughout the Viceroyalty of Naples. Called "Seggio", the structure of Rocchetta, dates back to the sixteenth century and is in the form of a beautiful porch consisting of two round arches, supported by massive columns in local stone and hand carved. This is where the feudal hearings were held.

The Poll was used as a customs gate and at the beginning of the twentieth century it became the employment office; finally in recent years it became the seat of the parish oratory and boy scouts.

In 2000 the seat was restored and regained its original structure.

Until a few decades ago inside the Seggio there were stone shapes used as units of measurement, which would also suggest a commercial use of the site.






Location

Largo Giacomo Onorato, Rocchetta Sant'Antonio

The village

Rocchetta Sant'Antonio

"Rocchetta la poetica" is a treasure chest of beauty, as well as a border point between where Puglia ends and Basilicata and Campania begin.

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