Castel del Piano

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Castel del Piano
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Castel del Piano
Castel del Piano (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 42°53′27″N11°32′22″E / 42.89083°N 11.53944°E / 42.89083; 11.53944
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Province Grosseto (GR)
Frazioni Montegiovi, Montenero d'Orcia
Government
  MayorMichele Bartalini
Area
[1]
  Total
67.77 km2 (26.17 sq mi)
Elevation
637 m (2,090 ft)
Population
 (31 May 2017) [2]
  Total
4,814
  Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Demonym Casteldelpianesi or Cioli
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58033
Dialing code 0564
Patron saintMaria Santissima delle Grazie
Saint daySeptember 8
Website Official website

Castel del Piano is a town and comune (municipality) of Province of Grosseto in the Tuscany, central Italy.

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Chiesa della Propositura.

History

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 1321 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.

Government

Frazioni

The municipality is formed by the municipal seat of Castel del Piano and the villages ( frazioni ) of Montegiovi and Montenero d'Orcia.

List of mayors

MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Alvaro Giannelli19751985 Italian Communist Party
Elia Francesco Forti19851995 Italian Socialist Party
Mario Rotellini19951999 Italian People's Party
Franco Ulivieri19992009 Democrats of the Left
Claudio Franci 20092019 Democratic Party
Michele Bartalini2019Incumbent Civic

Culture

The city is divided into four contrade (quarters) which take part in a palio held every 8 September. The palio was raced for the first time in 1402.

The contrade are:

Main sights

The Virgin Mary and Jesus in the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. Madonna col Bambino (Castel del Piano).jpg
The Virgin Mary and Jesus in the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie.

See also

Commons-logo.svg Media related to Castel del Piano at Wikimedia Commons


  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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