Some History
Ville Sbertoli was a a psychiatric hospital, which closed in 1978. The firs two buildings, Villa Franchini Taviani and Villa Giovacchini Rosati date back to the 17th century. In 1868 they were purchased by Dr. Agostino Sbertoli, a doctor at the San Benedetto mental hospital in Pesaro, as his private residence. Between 1868 and 1878 he turned them into a psychiatric hospital catering to affluent patients from across Europe. As the number of patients increased, Dr. Sbertoli expanded the hospital between 1880 and 1900 to accommodate more patients. The hospital grounds eventually covered 51,000 ha (130,000 acres) and held over 20 structures, with 9 serving as villas to house patients.
Various mental illnesses were treated in Ville Sbertoli, including depression, epilepsy, alcoholism, chronic delirium, manic exaltation and madness. A range of treatments were applied depending on the malady, including the use of electricity to heal slight paralysis, hydrotherapy, the use of ice on the head, as well as the application off leeches.
During World War II, Ville Sbertoli served as a detention center for political prisoners under the Italian Social Republic. In 1944, partisans led by Silvano Fedi liberated 57 detainees from the facility. Following the war, it resumed operations as a psychiatric hospital until 1978, when Italy's mental health reform laws mandated its closure.
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Ville Sbertoli was a a psychiatric hospital, which closed in 1978. The firs two buildings, Villa Franchini Taviani and Villa Giovacchini Rosati date back to the 17th century. In 1868 they were purchased by Dr. Agostino Sbertoli, a doctor at the San Benedetto mental hospital in Pesaro, as his private residence. Between 1868 and 1878 he turned them into a psychiatric hospital catering to affluent patients from across Europe. As the number of patients increased, Dr. Sbertoli expanded the hospital between 1880 and 1900 to accommodate more patients. The hospital grounds eventually covered 51,000 ha (130,000 acres) and held over 20 structures, with 9 serving as villas to house patients.
Various mental illnesses were treated in Ville Sbertoli, including depression, epilepsy, alcoholism, chronic delirium, manic exaltation and madness. A range of treatments were applied depending on the malady, including the use of electricity to heal slight paralysis, hydrotherapy, the use of ice on the head, as well as the application off leeches.
During World War II, Ville Sbertoli served as a detention center for political prisoners under the Italian Social Republic. In 1944, partisans led by Silvano Fedi liberated 57 detainees from the facility. Following the war, it resumed operations as a psychiatric hospital until 1978, when Italy's mental health reform laws mandated its closure.
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