Buriano 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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of Castiglione della Pescaia,

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. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 257. Buriano is about 17 km from

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and 20 km from Castiglione della Pescaia, and it is situated on a hill in the massif of Poggio Ballone.

History

The village dates back to the

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, when it was one of the towns held by the

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family; then it was ruled by the Lambardi (until the 14th century) and by the Appiani of

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(until 1815).

Main sights

* Church of ''Santa Maria Assunta'' (9th century), main parish church of the village,Parish of Buriano
CEI official site. it was first mentioned in an act of 1051. * Oratory of ''San Guglielmo'' (18th century), built in 1703 in the hamlet of Piano della Fonte. * Hermitage of ''San Guglielmo'' (16th century), located in the woods south of the village, it was built in 1597 by priest Giovanni Nicolucci in the place where, according to legend,

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appears to saint William of Maleval. * ''Rocca aldobrandesca'' (10th century), large fortress which lies on the top of the hill, it was the seat of the Aldobrandeschi family in Buriano.

References

Bibliography

* Bruno Santi, ''Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto'', Nuova Immagine, Siena, 1995. * Giuseppe Guerrini, ''Torri e castelli della provincia di Grosseto'', Nuova Immagine Editrice, Siena, 1999. * Enrico Collura, Mario Innocenti, Stefano Innocenti, ''Comune di Castiglione della Pescaia: briciole di storia'', Grosseto, Editrice Innocenti, 2002, pp. 149–167.

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