Boccheggiano
Appearance
Boccheggiano | |
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Coordinates: 43°5′25″N 11°2′1″E / 43.09028°N 11.03361°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | ![]() |
Province | Grosseto (GR) |
Comune | Montieri |
Elevation | 664 m (2,178 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 311 |
Demonym | Boccheggianesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 58026 |
Dialing code | (+39) 0564 |
Boccheggiano is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Montieri, province of Grosseto, in the area of Colline Metallifere. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 339.[1]
Boccheggiano is about 48 km from Grosseto and 8 km from Montieri, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Massa Marittima with Monticiano. It was an important mining village.
Main sights
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- San Bartolomeo (15th century), main parish church of the village, it was restructured many times (in 1864, 1986, 1990).
- San Sebastiano (14th century), it was restructured in the 17th century.
- Walls of Boccheggiano, old fortifications which surround the village since the 13th century.
- Porta della Torricella, main gate and access to the medieval village.
- Porta di Villa, destroyed.
- Municipal Theatre of Boccheggiano, it was built in 1927.
- Giardino dei Suoni (Garden of Sounds), a park of contemporary art founded by artist Paul Fuchs.
References
[edit]- ^ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001 Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Istat
Bibliography
[edit]- Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.
See also
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