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Inhabitants in 1991 : 3,310
The Municipal territory of Laterina in the Valdarno Superiore, extends
for 24,01square kilometres, partly on the plain and partly hilly. In Roman
times it was crossed by variants of the Via Cassia and in the
Medieval times by the Arezzo
Strada Maestra, it was a feudal centre, then a Podesta office,
and became Seat of the community in 1774.
Laterina, at least in the first years of the XI century, was a feudal
of Ubertini di Arezzo. Because of its strategic position it became
the base for the departure of the raids by Arezzo’s Ghibellini
in the Valdarno, it was occupied and policed by the Fiorentini in 1288
who armed it as a stronghold. In 1304 the Ubertini returned to power
who, helped by both the Arezzo militia and the gang of the Pazzi del
Valdarno, had besieged and conquered the castle. Destroyed in 1326
by Guido Tarlati ; in 1336 when he became elected Bishop of Arezzo,
Buoso degli Ubertini consigned Laterina to the Fiorentini, who
prudently rebuilt the stronghold. An attempt to re-conquer it by the Tarlati
was repressed in 1347, and in 1384 it became a definitive possession
of the Fiorentina republic.
Historical info reproduced upon authorization of Regione Toscana - Dipartimento della Presidenza E Affari Legislativi e Giuridici
Translated by Ann Mountford
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