Poggi del Sasso

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Poggi del Sasso
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Poggi del Sasso
Location of Poggi del Sasso in Italy
Coordinates: 42°54′25″N11°19′23″E / 42.90694°N 11.32306°E / 42.90694; 11.32306
CountryItaly
Region Flag of Tuscany.svg Tuscany
Province Grosseto (GR)
Comune Cinigiano
Elevation
349 m (1,145 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
98
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58044
Dialing code (+39) 0564

Poggi del Sasso 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 88. [1]

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Geography

Poggi del Sasso is about 37 km from Grosseto and 10 km from Cinigiano, and it is situated along the provincial road which links Sasso d'Ombrone to the castle of Montecucco and the hamlet of Piantaverna. The village lies in the valley of Ombrone. The territory of Poggi del Sasso is known for the production of the wine Montecucco.

Main sights

The church of Santa Margherita Chiesa di Santa Margherita a Poggi del Sasso.jpg
The church of Santa Margherita

Churches

Castles

Buildings

References

  1. (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat.
  2. Marco Del Francia, Giovanni Tombari, Barbara Catalani, Itinerari di architettura contemporanea. Grosseto e Provincia, Pisa, ETS, 2011, pp. 65-66.
  3. (in Italian) Comunità Monastica di Siloe Archived 2014-03-01 at the Wayback Machine , official website.
  4. 1 2 3 Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1999.
  5. 1 2 Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, pp. 170-172.
  6. Santi, pp. 179-180.
  7. Castle of Vicarello, official website.

See also