Pian d'Alma is a village in
Tuscany
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, central
Italy
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, administratively a
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ( municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate terri ...
of the
comuni
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of
Castiglione della Pescaia
Castiglione della Pescaia (), regionally simply abbreviated as Castiglione, is an ancient seaside town in the province of Grosseto, in Tuscany, central Italy. The modern city grew around a medieval 12th century fortress ( it, castello) and a larg ...
and
Scarlino,
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 Gro ...
. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 24.
[Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001]
Istat
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Pian d'Alma is about 38 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 ...
, 17 km from
Castiglione della Pescaia
Castiglione della Pescaia (), regionally simply abbreviated as Castiglione, is an ancient seaside town in the province of Grosseto, in Tuscany, central Italy. The modern city grew around a medieval 12th century fortress ( it, castello) and a larg ...
and 14 km from
Scarlino, and it is situated in a plain, called ''
padule Pian d'Alma'', at the bottom of the hill of Poggio Ballone, near to the
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea (; it, Mar Tirreno , french: Mer Tyrrhénienne , sc, Mare Tirrenu, co, Mari Tirrenu, scn, Mari Tirrenu, nap, Mare Tirreno) is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenian p ...
. The plain is crossed by the Alma river.
Main sights
* ''Madonna del Rosario'', main parish church of the village, it was designed by engineer
Ernesto Ganelli in 1958.
* Tower of ''Alma'' (10th century), ancient watchtower situated along the village's main street, it is now transformed into a private house.
* Tower of ''Civette'' (14th century), old coastal tower, it is located by the sea near to the mouth of Alma river.
* Castle of ''Maus'' (11th century), ruins of a fortress situated on the wooded hills which surround the village.
References
Bibliography
* Aldo Mazzolai, ''Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura'', Le Lettere, Florence, 1997
See also
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Buriano, Castiglione della Pescaia
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Pian di Rocca
Pian di Rocca is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castiglione della Pescaia, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 68.
Pian di Rocca is about 25 km fro ...
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Punta Ala
Punta Ala (formerly Punta Troia) is a ''frazione'' of the town of Castiglione della Pescaia, in the province of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. The small town with a population of 402 people lies at the bottom of the northern hillsides of the promontory ...
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Roccamare
Roccamare is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castiglione della Pescaia, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 107.
Geography
Roccamare is about 25  ...
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Rocchette
Rocchette is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castiglione della Pescaia, province of Grosseto.
Geography
Rocchette is about 25 km from Grosseto and 6 km from Castiglione della Pescaia, a ...
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Tirli
Tirli is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castiglione della Pescaia, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 284.
Tirli is about 28 km from Grosseto a ...
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Vetulonia
Vetulonia, formerly called Vetulonium ( Etruscan: ''Vatluna''), was an ancient town of Etruria, Italy, the site of which is probably occupied by the modern village of Vetulonia, which up to 1887 bore the name of Colonnata and Colonna di Buriano: ...
Frazioni of Castiglione della Pescaia
Frazioni of Scarlino
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