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Grosseto lies on the Tuscan coast of the area known as the Maremma. Although the name Maremma is most commonly associated with the vast, formerly marshy, coastal area made fit for habitation only during the past couple of hundred years, the Maremma is in fact a large and diverse area covering parts of southwestern Tuscany and some of northern Latium. The Alta Maremma is the northern part, from Grosseto northwards to Cecina River just south of Livorno. The inland areas are high above the coastal plains and provide spectacular views from the hill top towns located there. The Alta Maremma is thickly wooded towards Siena (for example around Pari and Torniella) and somewhat rockier towards Roccatederighi where the steep descent to the coastal plains begins. (grosseto-info)
The Municipal districts are: Arcidosso - Campagnatico - Capalbio - Castell'Azzara - Castel del Piano - Castiglione della Pescaia - Cinigiano - Civitella Paganico - Follonica - Gavorrano - Grosseto - Isola del Giglio - Magliano in Toscana - Manciano - Massa Marittima - Monte Argentario - Monterotondo Marittimo - Montieri - Orbetello - Pitigliano - Roccalbegna - Roccastrada - Santa Fiora - Scansano - Scarlino - Seggiano - Semproniano - Sorano. |
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ARCIDOSSO: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 100 km south of Florence and about 35 km northeast of Grosseto. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,173 and an area of 93.3 km². The municipality of Arcidosso contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Bagnoli, Macchie, Montelaterone, Salaiola, San Lorenzo, Stribugliano, and Zancona… CASTEL DEL PIANO: is a town and comune (municipality) of Grosseto province in the Italian region of Tuscany. The area of Castel del Piano is known to have been inhabited in prehistoric times, but the town itself is mentioned for the first time in a document from 890 AD. From 1175 to 13321 it was a possession of the Aldobrandeschi family. After the fall of the Republic of Siena, it became part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany… CASTIGLIONE DELLA PESCAIA: is an ancient seaside town in the province of Grosseto (Tuscany), Italy. The modern city grew around a medieval fortress (Italian: castello) and a large fishery, from which it got its designation. Today Castiglione della Pescaia is known for its beaches and has become a center of international (mostly European) tourism… CINIGIANO: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 100 km south of Florence and about 25 km northeast of Grosseto. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,624 and an area of 161.4 km²... FOLLONICA: is a town and comune (township) of Grosseto province in the Italian region of Tuscany, on the Gulf of Follonica (Golfo di Follonica), about 40 km (25 mi) NW of the city of Grosseto. According to the 2003 census, its population was 21,200. Follonica is a popular tourist site during the summer, mostly visited by the Italians themselves. The city has been awarded the Bandiera Blù ("Blue Flag") in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 for the cleanliness of its beaches and seawater… ISOLA DEL GIGLIO: (Italian: Isola del Giglio) is an island and Italian commune situated in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the coast of Tuscany, part of the Province of Grosseto. The island is separated by a 16 km stretch of sea from the Argentario promontory: mainly montainous, it is almost wholly constituted of granites culminating in the Poggio della Pagana (496 m)… MAGLIANO IN TOSCANA: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 130 km south of Florence and about 25 km southeast of Grosseto. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,747 and an area of 251.3 km². The municipality of Magliano in Toscana contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Montiano and Pereta… MASSA MARITTIMA: is a town and commune of the province of Grosseto, southern Tuscany, Italy, 49 km NNW of Grosseto. There are mineral springs, mines of iron, mercury, lignite and copper, with foundries, ironworks and olive-oil mills. At Follonica, on the coast, are the furnaces in which are smelted the iron ore of Elba… MONTEROTONDO MARITTIMO: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 km southwest of Florence and about 45 km northwest of Grosseto. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,254 and an area of 102.5 km². Monterotondo Marittimo borders the following municipalities: Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina, Massa Marittima, Monteverdi Marittimo, Montieri, Pomarance, Suvereto… PITIGLIANO: is an Italian town and comune of province of Grosseto in the Maremma area of Tuscany. The town stands on an abrupt tuff butte high above the Olpeta, the Fiora and the Lente rivers… ROCCALBEGNA: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 110 km south of Florence and about 35 km east of Grosseto. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,235 and an area of 125.4 km²… ROCCASTRADA: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 90 km south of Florence and about 25 km north of Grosseto. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,302 and an area of 284.8 km². The municipality of Roccastrada contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Sticciano, Ribolla, Montemassi, Roccatederighi, Sassofortino, Torniella, and Piloni… SCANSANO: is a town and comune, of medieval origin, in the Tuscan province of Grosseto. The area which Scansano lies within is called Maremma. Worldwide known for “Morellino”, a typical wine of this land. SEGGIANO: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 100 km south of Florence and about 40 km northeast of Grosseto. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 982 and an area of 49.6 km²… SEMPRONIANO: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 120 km south of Florence and about 35 km east of Grosseto. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,278 and an area of 81.3 km²... |
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CAMPAGNATICO: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 100 km south of Florence and about 20 km northeast of Grosseto. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,488 and an area of 162.6 km²… CAPALBIO: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 150 km south of Florence and about 45 km southeast of Grosseto. The name derives probably from the Latin Caput Album or Campus Albus (White Cape or Field, respectively), due to the white alabaster stone dug in the area. Capalbio is known for the first time in 805 AD, when it was donated to the Abbey of the Tre Fontane, near Rome, by Charlemagne. The possession was confirmed in 1161 by Pope Alexander III. Later it was under the Aldobrandeschi family, who were followed by Orvieto, the Republic of Siena and the Orsini, who built the Castle… CASTELL’AZZARA: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 120 km southeast of Florence and about 50 km east of Grosseto. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,733 and an area of 64.8 km².[1] It occupies the slopes of the Monte Amiata, and was once important for the extraction of cinnabar. It first under the Aldobrandeschi, and then part of the Sforza County of Santa Fiora until 1624… CIVITELLA PAGANICO: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 90 km south of Florence and about 30 km northeast of Grosseto. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,052 and an area of 192.7 km². The municipality of Civitella Paganico contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Civitella Marittima and Paganico. In 2007, an intact Etruscan tomb was found in the town, dating from the 3rd to 1st century BC… GAVORRANO: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 100 km southwest of Florence and about 25 km northwest of Grosseto. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,517 and an area of 164.2 km². The municipality of Gavorrano contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Bagno di Gavorrano, Caldana, Ravi and Filare… MANCIANO: is 18 km (11 mi) SW of Pitigliano and 40 km (25 mi) NE of Orbetello. area of the Albegna and Fiora valleys, with a stronghold already recorded in the twelfth century. A brief occupation by Siena (1419‑1455) left the town an imposing fortress built around 1424… MONTE ARGENTARIO: is a comune (municipality) and a peninsula belonging to the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 150 km south of Florence and about 35 km south of Grosseto. The peninsula is connected with the mainland by three dams which form two lagoons, the Laguna di Ponente on the west side and the Laguna di Levante on the east side of the middle dam.The two main villages on Monte Argentario are Porto Santo Stefano, facing north, and Porto Ercole facing south… MONTIERI: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 70 km south of Florence and about 40 km north of Grosseto. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,245 and an area of 108.5 km²… ORBETELLO: is a town and commune in the province of Grosseto (Tuscany), Italy. It is located c. 35 km south of Grosseto, on the eponymous lagoon, which is home to an important Natural Reserve. Orbetello was an ancient Etruscan settlement, which in 280 BC passed under the control of the Romans, who had founded their colony of Cosa (near the modern Ansedonia). In the Middle Ages it was a possession of the Aldobrandeschi family, who held it until the 14th century, when it was acquired by the city of Orvieto. After several struggles with the Orsini of Pitigliano and Orvieto, in the following centuries Orbetello was captured by the Sienese Republic. In the mid-16th century it was part of the Spanish puppet State of Presides, becoming its capital. Later it was under the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and, from the late 19th century, the newly unified Kingdom of Italy… SANTA FIORA: Is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto, in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about 110 km southeast of Florence and about 40 km east of Grosseto. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,821 and an area of 62.9 km². Santa Fiora borders the following municipalities: Abbadia San Salvatore, Arcidosso, Castel del Piano, Castell'Azzara, Piancastagnaio, Roccalbegna, Semproniano… SCARLINO: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 100 km southwest of Florence and about 25 km northwest of Grosseto. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,409 and an area of 88.3 km²… SORANO: is a town and comune in the province of Grosseto, southern Tuscany (Italy). the are Sorano was probably inhabited by Villanovan culture, but the first historical mentions are relative to the 3rd century BC, when it was an Etruscan city under the influence of the most populous nearby Sovana… |
