Civetta

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Summary

Colors	Black and red with a white band
Symbol	Owl
Terzo	Terzo di S. Martino
Headquarters	Castellare degli Ugurgieri 5
Museum	Castellare degli Ugurgieri 5
Clubhouse	Società “Cecco Angiolieri”, Castellare degli Ugurgieri
Contradaioli	Civettini
Oratory	Chiesa di Sant’Antonio da Padova
Paitron Saint	Sant’Antonio da Padova (13 june)
Enemie(s)	Leocorno (dal 1960)
Allied contrade	Aquila (dal 1718) Giraffa (dal 1923) Istrice (dal 1933) Leocorno (dal 1795 al 1960) Pantera (dal 1794)
Victories	34 officially recognized
Website	http://www.contradadellacivetta.it

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Info

Territorium

The Bando di Violante di Baviera from 1730 determined the division of the city of Siena into 17 Contrade. People referred to buildings and their owners instead of the streets (as they do now). The document is still seen today as the basis on which the actual boundaries of the districts were determined.

Today, the following streets are part of the area’s territory:

• via Cecco Angiolieri
• via del Moro (part between Piazza Tolomei and via Sallustio Bandini)
• via del Refe Nero (part)
• via dei Rossi (part between Banchi di Sopra and via del Refe Nero)
• vicolo al Vento
• via San Vigilio (part)
• Banchi di Sopra (part)
• Banchi di Sotto (part)
• vicolo di Pier Pettinaio
• vicolo della Torre
• vicolo del Coltellinaio
• via Sallustio Bandini (part)
• via delle Terme (part)
• via delle Donzelle
• vicolo dei Rinuccini
• vicolo del Viscione
• via di Calzoleria
• vicolo dei Pollaioli
• via Rinaldini (part)
• vicolo di San Paolovicolo di San Pietro
• via di Città (part)
• via dei Termini (part)
• vicolo dei Borsellai
• via dei Pontani (part)
• piazza Tolomei
• piazza dell’Indipendenza (part of the adjacent street to via dei Termini)
• costarella dei Barbieri (part)
• vicolo del Castellare

The former territory of the extinct Contrada dell’Orso is also included in the area of Civetta. The coat of arms of Orso is visible in some flags of Civetta and in the Comparsa of the Corteo Storico.

The Contrada dell’Orso contained the following streets in Siena: piazza Tolomei, Banchi di Sopra to the Arco dei Rossi, via dei Termini, piazza dell’Indipendenza, via delle Terme, via di Città, Banchi di Sopra to Piazza Tolomei.
The streets of the neighborhood were divided among Civetta, Oca and Selva.

In addition, the territory of the extinct district Contrada del Gallo is also included in the territory of Civetta. The Contrada contained the following streets in Siena: Costarella dei Barbieri, via di Fontebranda (until via di Città), piazza dell’Indipendenza, via di Diacceto, via dei Pellegrini, via di Città to Chiasso del Bargello. The streets of the neighborhood were divided among Civetta, Oca and Selva.

Important locations and Festa Titolare

The Festa Titolare in honor of patron saint Sant’Antonio da Padova is celebrated on 13 June.

Anecdotes

In 2003 the documentary ‘The Last Victory’ was shot in the neighborhood by the Dutchman John Appel. You can find the documentary and watch it for free on Vimeo. In the documentary we meet Egidio, the 92-year-old nestor of the Civetta. A vital old man with the great desire to see his neighborhood win again before he dies. Like the rest of the neighborhood, Egidio has to wait until 2009, when he sees his beloved Civetta winning again at the age of 99. A few months later, in early 2010, he died.

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Victories

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Images

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Drappelloni and Numeri Unici

Drappellone and Numeri Unici can be found on pages on our Dutch website (pages will open in new tab) :

• Drappellone
• Numeri Unici

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Debuting fantini

• Since July 2, 1775, 488 fantini debuted on the Piazza
• In 1928, no less than 9 fantini debuted (in 3 courses).
• 21 fantini won their debut.

• Chiocciola had 26 fantini debuting since 1775
• Non of them won on their debute
• The longest period without a debutant is 27 jaar : 2/7/1923-16/8/1958

1	Gobbo Chiarini	16/8/1793
2	Biancalana	17/8/1794
3	Bastiano Di Sughereto	16/8/1797
4	Ferrino Minore	16/8/1815
5	Gosto	2/7/1822
6	Farfallino II	16/8/1826
7	Storto	2/7/1835
8	Trippa	18/8/1842
9	Palloncino	2/7/1844
10	Bichi Savino	15/8/1848
11	Fulminante	16/8/1853
12	Zurlino	2/7/1854
13	Piazzesi Luigi	16/8/1860
14	Lorenzino	2/7/1865
15	Barbone	15/8/1872
16	Ceccarelli Raffaello	3/7/1882
17	Zaraballe	2/7/1902
18	Vigni Tito	2/7/1906
19	Pipeschi Guido	2/7/1920
20	Garibaldi	2/7/1925
21	Ranco	2/7/1933
22	Chicco	2/7/1937
23	Bagoga	2/7/1970
24	Frasca	2/7/1971
25	Pedro	2/7/1981
26	Trecciolino	16/8/1990

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Nooit voorgevallen

Below you will find events that have never happened before and that cause some kind of superstition in the contradaioli. MAI or never is of course a relative term. The further we go back in time, the less data is stored and the more uncertain we become.

Civetta has never :

1. won participating together with Lupa and Nicchio
2. won in july riding together with Lupa, Pantera of Tartuca
3. won when they were selected as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th or 8th (estrazione)
4. won from position 3, 5 or 8 at the start
5. won when they were at the start next to Bruco or Chiocciola of Giraffa or Istrice or Lupa or Oca
6. won a July palio after being extracted together with Aquila of Chiocciola of Drago of Giraffa of Leocorno of Lupa of Oca of Onda of Pantera of Tartuca of Torre of Valdimontone
7. won an August palio after being extracted together with Aquila or Chiocciola or Giraffa or Lupa or Oca or Onda or Pantera or Selva or Tartuca or Valdimontone
8. won a palio alla romana
9. won a palio with cavalli scossi
10. won a palio  with Tartuca as rincorsa

Last update : 20 august 2024