Contrada Capitana dell'Onda

GENERAL INFORMATION

HEADQUARTERS: Via Giovanni Duprè, 111 - Terzo di Città

SOCIETY: "Giovanni Duprè" - Vicolo San Salvatore, 24

NAME OF THE CONTRADA MEMBERS: Ondaioli

MOTTO: "The color of the sky, the strength of the sea"

COAT OF ARMS: silver, a crowned dolphin, swimming in the blue sea.

COLORS: white and sky blue. Over the years, the colors have undergone changes, especially between the end of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. Initially, the flag had wavy black and white colors.

SYMBOLIZES: joy

PLACES AND REFERENCES

CHURCH AND ORATORY: Chiesino di San Salvatore in Giuseppe

PATRON AND TITLE FESTIVAL: Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Saint Elizabeth – July 2, celebrated on the fourth Sunday of June.

MUSEUM: Museum of the District of the Wave (mOND) - Via Giovanni Duprè, 103

FOUNTAIN: Located at the entrance of the Church of San Giuseppe, built in 1972 based on a design by Algero Rosi; the bronzes are the work of Vittorio Conti and the coats of arms by Alfonso Boninsegni.

RELATIONS AND ORGANIZATION

RELATIONS WITH OTHER DISTRICTS:
allies Nicchio, Tartuca, Valdimontone
enemies Torre

CORPORATIONS: woodworkers

MILITARY COMPANIES: San Salvatore and Casato di Sotto

HISTORY OF THE DISTRICT OF THE WAVE

The origins of the District of the Wave date back to the 15th century. It was born from the aggregation of the peoples of the ancient Military Companies of Casato di Sotto and San Salvatore, among whose duties was the guard of the Tyrrhenian coast of the Republic of Siena, whose main port was the town of Talamone.

It was likely this connection to the sea that led the peoples of the two companies, when they began to participate united in the Public Festivals starting from the 15th century, to choose as their emblem a dolphin swimming among the waves of the sea. The oldest testimony of this symbol dates back to 1494.

PALII AND RESULTS

WON PALII: 47 victories and a half

PARTICULARITIES

TITLE: it holds the title of "Capitana", as some of its militias were tasked with guarding the Town Hall. The territory of the District symbolically includes Talamone (Orbetello), a historic Sienese port, as the Ondaioli guarded the coastline.

TWINNING: Talamone