Stribugliano is a village in

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, central

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, administratively a

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of the

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Arcidosso Arcidosso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about northeast of Grosseto and near the town of Montalcino. History The first certain documentation of ...

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

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. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 253.Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001

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. Stribugliano is about 45 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 18 km from

, and it is situated on a peak of Monte Buceto above the valley of Melacce.

Main sights

* Church of ''San Giovanni Battista'', main parish church of the village. * ''Pieve del Ballatoio'' (12th century), mentioned in a

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in 1188, it's now a farmhouse dating back to the 16th century. * ''Palazzo dei Marchesi La Greca'', ancient palace situated in the main square of the village, its façade is decorated with the coats of arms of the marquis La Greca. * ''Abbandonato'' farmhouse, ancient hospital that was mentioned in an act of 1153.

References

Bibliography

* Aldo Mazzolai, ''Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura'',

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, Florence, 1997.

Bagnoli, Arcidosso Bagnoli () is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Arcidosso, province of Grosseto, in the area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 359.Le Macchie Le Macchie is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Arcidosso, province of Grosseto, in the area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 101. Geography Le Macchie is ...

Montelaterone Montelaterone () is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Arcidosso, province of Grosseto, in the area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 283.San Lorenzo, Arcidosso San Lorenzo is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Arcidosso, province of Grosseto, in the area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 211.Salaiola Salaiola is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Arcidosso, province of Grosseto, in the area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 39.Zancona Zancona () is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Arcidosso, province of Grosseto, in the area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 80. Geography Zancona is ab ...

Frazioni of Arcidosso {{Grosseto-geo-stub

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