San Quirico is a village in

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...

, central Italy, administratively a

frazione A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') 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 consolidat ...

of the

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

Sorano Sorano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Grosseto, in southern Tuscany, Italy. It is an ancient medieval hill town perched on a tuff outcrop overlooking the Lente River. History Sorano was probably inhabited by the Villanovan culture ...

province of Grosseto The province of Grosseto () is a Provinces of Italy, 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 Grosseto completely ...

, in the

tuff Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption. Following ejection and deposition, the ash is lithified into a solid rock. Rock that contains greater than 75% ash is considered tuff, while rock co ...

area of southern

Maremma The Maremma (, ; from Latin , "maritime and) is a geographical region located between Lazio and Tuscany, Central Italy. The biggest city is Grosseto. The region, with a long history, is traditionally populated by the '' butteri'', mounted c ...

. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 572. San Quirico is about 85 km from

Grosseto Grosseto () is a city and a ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the province of Grosseto and the main city of the Maremma region. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the ...

and 5 km from

, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Sorano to

Casone Casone is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Pitigliano, province of Grosseto, in the tuff area of southern Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 130.Vitozza {{coord, 42, 40, 40, N, 11, 45, 25, E, display=title, type:landmark_region:IT Vitozza is a cave settlement located near the village of San Quirico, Sorano, San Quirico in the municipality of Sorano, in the province of Grosseto, southern Tuscany ( ...

, whose ruins lie next to San Quirico. It was formerly known as ''San Quirichino''.

Emanuele Repetti Emanuele Repetti (1776–1852) was an Italian historian and naturalist who wrote extensively on the history of Tuscany. He was born in Carrara.Italian Institute of Archaeology, University of Siena http://www.archeogr.unisi.it/repetti/paginerep/bi ...

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San Quirico
�, ''Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana'', 1833-1846.

Main sights

* ''Santi Quirico e Giulitta'' (18th century), main parish church of the village since 1785, it was restructured in a

Neo-Classical style Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany. It became one of the most promin ...

in the early 20th century.Parish of San Quirico
Diocese of Sovana-Pitigliano-Orbetello, official site. * Chapel of Montignano (19th century), little chapel in the hamlet of Montignano, it was built in 1845. * Archaeological site of

Vitozza {{coord, 42, 40, 40, N, 11, 45, 25, E, display=title, type:landmark_region:IT Vitozza is a cave settlement located near the village of San Quirico, Sorano, San Quirico in the municipality of Sorano, in the province of Grosseto, southern Tuscany ( ...

References

Bibliography

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San Quirico
�, ''Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana'', 1833–1846. * Carlo Citter, ''Guida agli edifici sacri della Maremma'', Siena, Nuova Immagine Editrice, 2002.

Montebuono, Sorano Montebuono is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Sorano, province of Grosseto, in the tuff area of southern Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 37.Montevitozzo Montevitozzo is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Sorano, province of Grosseto, in the tuff area of southern Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 106. Geography Montev ...

Montorio, Sorano Montorio is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Sorano, province of Grosseto, in the tuff area of southern Maremma. Geography Montorio is about 90 km from Grosseto and 10 km from Sorano, an ...

* San Giovanni delle Contee *

San Valentino, Sorano San Valentino is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Sorano, province of Grosseto, in the tuff area of southern Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census, its population was 58. San Valentino is about f ...

Sovana Sovana is a small town in southern Tuscany, Italy, a ''frazione'' of Sorano, a comune in the province of Grosseto. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). History Etruscan by origin, Sovana became a R ...

Frazioni of Sorano {{Grosseto-geo-stub

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