Dogana 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 Civitella Paganico,

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. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 38.Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001
, Istat Dogana is about 32 km from

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and 7 km from Paganico, and it is situated on a hill between the

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and Lanzo rivers. It was the ancient ''dogana'' (

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) during the

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Main sights

* ''Maria Bambina'', main parish church of the village, it was built in 1955. * Arc of ''Borgo'', small and picturesque loggia, it is the access to the square of the village. * ''Citernone'' farmhouse, it is attested in a document of 1717.

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Bibliography

* Lidia Calzolai, Paolo Marcaccini, ''I percorsi della transumanza in Toscana'', Edizioni Polistampa, Florence, 2003.

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