Monticello Amiata

Monticello Amiata
Monticello Amiata
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	Coordinates: 42°53′14″N11°28′52″E / 42.88722°N 11.48111°E Coordinates: 42°53′14″N11°28′52″E / 42.88722°N 11.48111°E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Grosseto (GR)
Comune	Cinigiano
Elevation	734 m (2,408 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	442
Demonym(s)	Monticellesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58044
Dialing code	(+39) 0564

Last updated January 12, 2022

Monticello Amiata is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Cinigiano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 425.^[1]

Geography

Monticello Amiata is about 50 km from Grosseto and 9 km from Cinigiano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Cinigiano to Arcidosso.

History

Originally known as Montepinzutolo, it was mentioned for the first time in an act by Conrad II in 1027. The village became a comune in 1261, but it lost its autonomy in 1783, when it became a frazione of Cinigiano.^[2]

Main sights

San Michele Arcangelo (13th century), main parish church of the village, it was entirely re-built in the 13th century after the fire which destroyed Montepinzutolo in 1240. It contains some paintings of Bartolomeo Neroni and Rutilio Manetti.^[3]
Oratory of San Sebastiano (15th century), it contains a painting of Domenico Manetti.^[3]
Sanctuary of Madonna di Val di Prata (13th century), situated in the Parco della Rimembranza outside the city walls, it was restructured in the 19th century. It contains several paintings and an altarpiece by Giuseppe Nicola Nasini.^[3]
Chapel of Madonna del Lampino (16th century), little church in the hamlet of Ripe.^[3]
Palazzo Comunale (Town Hall), former seat of the municipality of Monticello Amiata, it was built in the 17th century. It was then used as a courthouse after 1783. It hosts now the ethnographic museum.^[4]
Walls of Monticello Amiata, old fortifications which surround the village since 13th century, after the fire that destroyed the first walls. The walls have two main gates: Porta Grossetana (west) and Porta Senese (east).^[3]^[5]
Casa-Museo (House-Museum), ethnographic museum of Monticello Amiata, it describes the rural context in an everyday life-typical house of the 19th century.^[4]^[6]

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References

↑ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Census 2001, Istat
↑ (in Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Monticello Amiata Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine », Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.
1 2 3 4 5 Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, p. 172-175.
1 2 Andrea Semplici, La Maremma dei musei. Viaggio emozionale nell'arte, la storia, la natura, le tradizioni del territorio grossetano, Arcidosso, Edizioni Effigi, 2012, p. 240.
↑ Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1999.
↑ (in Italian) Casa-Museo in Monticello Amiata, Musei di Maremma official website.

Bibliography

Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, p. 172-175.
Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Florence, Le Lettere, 1997.
Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1999.

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[1] (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Census 2001, Istat

[2] (in Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Monticello Amiata Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine », Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.

[Santi-3] 1 2 3 4 5 Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, p. 172-175.

[Semplici-4] 1 2 Andrea Semplici, La Maremma dei musei. Viaggio emozionale nell'arte, la storia, la natura, le tradizioni del territorio grossetano, Arcidosso, Edizioni Effigi, 2012, p. 240.

[5] Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1999.

[6] (in Italian) Casa-Museo in Monticello Amiata, Musei di Maremma official website.

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