Frassine is a village in

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...

, central

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. It is administratively a

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of the

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Monterotondo Marittimo Monterotondo Marittimo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about northwest of Grosseto, near the Colline Metallifere. ''Frazioni'' The municipality i ...

province of Grosseto The province of Grosseto ( it, links=no, provincia di Grosseto) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Grosseto. As of 2013 the province had a total population of 225,098 people. Geography The Province of Gros ...

, in the area of

Colline Metallifere The Colline Metallifere (), or the Metalliferous Hills ("Metal-bearing Hills"), are a mountain-hill group in the Tuscan Antiapennine, in central Italy. They occupy the central-western part of Tuscany, divided between the provinces of Livorno, ...

. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 26.Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001

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. Frassine is about 68 km from

Grosseto Grosseto () is a city and ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the Province of Grosseto. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the Ombrone river. It is the m ...

and 10 km from

, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Monterotondo with

Suvereto Suvereto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Livorno. Government ;''Frazioni '' The municipality is formed by the municipal seat o ...

and

Campiglia Marittima Campiglia Marittima is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Livorno. Its toponym has been attested for the first time in 1004 as ''Campig ...

. The town's name derives from the frequent occurrence of ash trees (Latin ''

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'', Italian ''frassino'').

Main sights

* Sanctuary of ''Madonna del Frassine'' (16th century), main church of the village, it contains a sculpture of

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brought from Africa by saint Cerbonius and saint Regulus * ''San Regolo in Gualdo'', now in ruins * ''Bagno del Re'' (King's Bath), ancient building of 10th century, it's now in ruins

References

Bibliography

* Aldo Mazzolai, ''Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura'', Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.

External links

* Frazioni of Monterotondo Marittimo {{Grosseto-geo-stub

Main sights

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