Contrada della Selva

GENERAL INFORMATION

HEADQUARTERS: Piazzetta della Selva, 5 - Terzo di Città

SOCIETY: "Società della Selva" - Via Vallepiatta, 26

NAME OF THE CONTRADA MEMBERS: Selvaioli

MOTTO: "First selva in the field"

COAT OF ARMS: a rhinoceros at the foot of an oak with hunting tools, surmounted by a golden sun on a blue field, with the letter "U" (Umberto I of Italy) in the center

COLORS: green and orange with white stripes

SYMBOLIZES: power

PLACES AND REFERENCES

CHURCH AND ORATORY: Church of San Sebastiano

PATRON AND TITLE FESTIVAL: Assumption of Mary - August 15, celebrated on the fourth Sunday of August

MUSEUM: Crypt of the Oratory of San Sebastiano in Vallepiatta - Piazzetta della Selva, 5

FOUNTAIN: Created by Vinicio Guastatori in 1965, topped by a rhinoceros.

RELATIONS AND ORGANIZATION

RELATIONS WITH OTHER CONTRADE:
allies Chiocciola and Tartuca
enemies none

CORPORATIONS: weavers

MILITARY COMPANIES: Vallepiatta, San Giovanni, Porta Salaria

HISTORY OF THE CONTRADA DELLA SELVA

The origins of the Contrada della Selva date back to around the year 1000. It was the world of hunters that gave life to the Selva, inspired by the motto "First selva in the field". From this territory, the Sienese army recruited the best archers, which explains the Contrada's right to open and close the parade that preceded the 15th-century bull hunts, as well as the choice of its characteristic emblem.

PALII AND RESULTS

PALII WON: 39

PARTICULARITIES

TWINNINGS: Cuneo