The stables of Count Ceconi’s farm Count Angelo Ceconi of Montececon, engineer and son of Giacomo, Friulian businessman extraordinaire, was one of the most important figures in the recent history of our town, and the fascinating events that linked him to this land still live on in the testimony left to us by the heritage of buildings he built in more than 40 years of activity. These are two vast building complexes, built in Assemini starting in the early 1900s and of which, over the years, due to neglect or demolition, a substantial part has been lost. Here, in the heart of the town’s old center, a few steps from the old railway station, stands what was once the manor house of Count Ceconi, the farm, now profoundly remodeled and subdivided into several housing units. In the immediate vicinity, an entire block, accessible from today’s Via La Marmora, Via Roma and Via Leo, housed the farmer’s house and all the buildings used in the farm’s activities, such as stables for cows and calves, shelter for horses, a pigsty, granary, a large wine cellar and several warehouses and storage rooms. The immense real estate, consisting of more than 1,200 hectares of land and numerous buildings distributed between the village and the countryside of Macchiareddu- Grogastu, made this exemplary managed farm one of the most important on the island and of Angelo Ceconi, one of the most esteemed agricultural entrepreneurs of the time. A visit to these places, privately owned and currently entrusted for use by a cultural association, leaves one spellbound by the quality of the artifacts, the exquisite architecture reminiscent of the Mitteleuropean culture, typical of the Austrian Habsburg Empire, in which the Count lived, and the strong evocative power of an epic that marked the history of our community. Assemini and many generations of Asseminians, owe much to Angelo Ceconi and his work as a noble benefactor. We also like to remember him in this initiative, which is meant to be a small tribute to his important figure.
