Campane di S. Maria Rossa (PG)

The Perugian hamlet of Santa Maria Rossa is located on the border with San Martino in Campo [   • Campane di San Martino in Campo (PG)  ], to the southeast, towards the territory of Deruta [   • Campanili m. Cinque Querce  ] and San Nicolò di Celle [   • Campane di San Nicolò di Celle (PG)  ]. It extends mainly along provincial road 375, which leads to Marsciano [   • Campanili strada Marscianese SS317 e SP375  ], forming its northernmost extremity. The territory is strictly flat, nestled along the valley crossed by the Tiber River. The town's main monument is the parish church of Santa Maria Assunta and its adjoining building, apparently 16th-century in appearance and constructed of red brick. The bell tower houses four bells: the largest was cast by the Giustiniani family in 1854; the second was recast in 1990 by the Mazzola foundry using the bronze from an earlier Giustiniani bell. The third is the work of the Magni family of Lucca; the smallest is also by Mazzola, added in 1991 during the restoration of the bell system by the local company Elettra. Around the same time, Mazzola also recast a bell for Castiglion Fosco [   • Campane di Castiglion Fosco (PG)  ]. In the video, we observe the typical Umbrian bells: Din Don and Rinterzo. The latter, as in the case of Castel del Piano [   • Campane di Castel del Piano (PG) - S. Maria  ], was composed either with all the bells or with only the three largest ones, in memory of what the ringing might have been like before the concert was expanded.