Sasso d'Ombrone
Appearance
Sasso d'Ombrone | |
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Coordinates: 42°55′56″N 11°19′29″E / 42.93222°N 11.32472°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | ![]() |
Province | Grosseto (GR) |
Comune | Cinigiano |
Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 314 |
Demonym | Sassaioli |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 58044 |
Dialing code | (+39) 0564 |
Sasso d'Ombrone is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Cinigiano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 300.[1]
Sasso d'Ombrone is about 33 km from Grosseto and 8 km from Cinigiano, and it is situated along the road which links Cinigiano to the Cipressino Provincial Road at Paganico, on a hill in the valley of Ombrone.
History
[edit]Formerly known as Sasso di Maremma, the village was born in the 13th century as a castle of the Aldobrandeschi. It was then held by the Ardengheschi and conquered by the Republic of Siena in the 15th century.[2]
Main sights
[edit]- Church of San Michele Arcangelo (13th century), main parish church of the village, it was re-built in the 16th century and then in the early 19th century.[3]
- Sanctuary of Madonna del Soccorso (16th century), it was entirely re-built in 1872.[3]
- Castle of Sasso (13th century), it's now in ruins.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Census 2001, Istat
- ^ (in Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Sasso d'Ombrone», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.
- ^ a b c Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, p. 178-179.
Bibliography
[edit]- (in Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Sasso d'Ombrone», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833–1846.
- Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, p. 178-179.
- Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Florence, Le Lettere, 1997.
- Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1999.
See also
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