Zancona () 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 ...

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, in the area of

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. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 80.

Geography

Zancona is about 56 km from

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and 3 km from

. It is situated along the river of the same name, in the valley of Monte Labbro.

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Zancona
�, ''Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana'', 1833-1846. Zancona is included in the ''Monte Labbro'' Natural Reserve, which is known for its

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(''Parco faunistico del Monte Amiata'').

Subdivisions

The village is composed by three wards: ''Chiesa'' (lower part), ''Piazza'' (centre) and ''Puscina'' (upper part). The territory of Zancona includes also the village of

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 a ...

and the hamlets of ''Case del Ponte'', ''Case Sallustri'', ''Giunco'', ''La Croce'', ''Le Case'', ''Mossa dei Cavalli'', ''Poggio Zancona'', ''Pratocupo'', ''Romitorio'', ''Rondinelli'', ''Torricella'', ''Vado di Capretto''.Carlo Morganti, Susanna Nanni, ''Itinerari a piedi nel comune di Arcidosso. Zaino in spalla alla scoperta del territorio'', Arcidosso, C&P Adver Effigi, 2008, pp. 47-49.

Main sights

* Church of ''Sant'Anna'' (19th century), situated in the lower part of the village, it was built in the early 19th century and it is included in the

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of Arcidosso. * Devotional crosses in ''Case del Ponte'' and ''La Croce'', placed by preacher Baldassarre Audiberti in the early 19th century.

References

Bibliography

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Zancona
�, ''Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana'', 1833–1846. * Carlo Morganti, Susanna Nanni, ''Itinerari a piedi nel comune di Arcidosso. Zaino in spalla alla scoperta del territorio'', Arcidosso, C&P Adver Effigi, 2008, pp. 47–49.

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 a ...

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.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.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.Stribugliano Stribugliano 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 253.Frazioni of Arcidosso

Geography

Subdivisions

Main sights

References

Bibliography

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