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 Palazzuolo, a view of Palazzo dei CapitaniThe birth of Palazzuolo is tied to its function of cross roads in the circle of the Senio Valley, run by an ancient road that goes to the Apennine Valley of Cà di Vaprella, and to be linked once again to the Roman Via Faentina.
The name of the area is certainly of a Latin origin as some names like Bibbiana, Susinana, Ghizzana and others show. The parish church of Misileo, situated on the boundary between the dioceses of Florence and Imola, to the North of Palazzuolo, represents the most important settlement of human beings in ancient times.
Since the 12th century the Ubaldini had been the Lords of this territory. They created the so called estate of the Ubaldini which in a way corrisponded to the present Comune territory. The functions of the village inside the estate were esentially market ones, as is shown by the absolute lack of fortification works for defence and by the presence, on the contrary of porches in the houses that face the main square. The Ubaldini lordship lasted until 1362, the year when Maghinardo Ubaldini of Susinana gave the territory to the Florentine Republic. So, from that moment, the estate was called Fiorentino. Later, Palazzuolo was a vicarage whilst during the Medicean Rule, it was a captaincy together with Marradi. The leaders resided alternatively every six months in the two localities. In 1772, under Leopold I, the captaincy was suspended and replaced by a Commune which had power only over civil cases, whilst for criminal cases Palazzuolo depended on the court of Marradi.
In 1837 Grand-duke Leopoldo II abolished the Commune too, placing the village under the jurisdiction of the vicarage of Marradi and transferring the court to Rocca San Casciano.
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