Montorsaio
Appearance
Montorsaio | |
---|---|
![]() View of Montorsaio | |
Coordinates: 42°53′26″N 11°12′13″E / 42.89056°N 11.20361°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | ![]() |
Province | Grosseto (GR) |
Comune | Campagnatico |
Elevation | 384 m (1,260 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 178 |
Demonym | Mantorsaioli |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 58042 |
Dialing code | (+39) 0564 |
Montorsaio is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Campagnatico, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 167.[1]
Montorsaio is about 20 km from Grosseto and 11 km from Campagnatico, and it is situated on a hill above the Ombrone river.
Main sights
[edit]- Church of Santi Cerbone e Michele (12th century), main parish church of the village
- Church of Santissimo Crocifisso, ancient church re-built in the 20th century
- Convent of San Benedetto alla Nave (14th century), now transformed into a farmhouse
- Walls of Montorsaio, old fortifications which surround the village since the 12th century
- Cassero Senese, a 13th-century fortress
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997
- Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della Provincia di Grosseto, Nuova Immagine Editrice, Siena, 1999
See also
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Montorsaio.