Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, 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 territ ...
of the
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
of
Roccastrada
Roccastrada is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about north of Grosseto, between the Maremma plain and the Colline Metallifere.
''Frazioni''
The municipa ...
,
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 ...
Istat
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.
Sassofortino is a hilly medieval village situated about 33 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 ...
and 8 km from
Roccastrada
Roccastrada is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about north of Grosseto, between the Maremma plain and the Colline Metallifere.
''Frazioni''
The municipa ...
.
Main sights
* ''San Michele Arcangelo'' (14th century), main parish church of the village. It was restructured in 1893.
* Castle of Sassoforte, an 11th-century fortress, now in ruins.
References
Sources
* 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
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Montemassi
Montemassi is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively part of the ''comune'' of Roccastrada, in the province of Grosseto. It is located on a hill about above sea level.
The village originated as a fortified village of the Aldobrande ...
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Piloni
Piloni is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 152.Ribolla
Ribolla is a village in southern Tuscany, a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Roccastrada, in the province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to .Roccatederighi
Roccatederighi is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 846.Sticciano
Sticciano is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 686.Torniella
Torniella is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 323.Frazioni of Roccastrada
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