Province of Grosseto

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Province of Grosseto
Provincia di Grosseto
Province
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Arcipelago Toscano National Park
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Map highlighting the location of the province of Grosseto in Italy
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Tuscany
Capital(s) Grosseto
Comuni 28
Government
 • PresidentFrancesco Limatola (Centre-left)
Area
 • Total4,504 km2 (1,739 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total225,098
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
GDP
[1]
 • Total€5.299 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€23,649 (2015)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58010-58012, 58014-58015, 58017, 58019-58020, 58022-58026, 58031, 58033-58034, 58036-58038, 58042-58045, 58051, 58053-58055
Telephone prefix0564, 0566
Vehicle registration GR
ISTAT 053
Website www.provincia.grosseto.it (in Italian)

The province of Grosseto (Italian : provincia di Grosseto) is a 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. [2]

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Geography

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Map showing the position of the province in Tuscany.

The Province of Grosseto completely occupies the southern end of Tuscany, and with a territorial area of 4,504 square kilometres (1,739 sq mi), it is the most extensive in the region and one of the least dense in population in Italy. The province is bordered to the northwest by the Province of Livorno, to the north by the Province of Pisa, to the northeast by the Province of Siena, and to the southeast by the Province of Viterbo in Lazio. To the south is the Tyrrhenian Sea, which includes the southern islands of the Tuscan archipelago, including Isola del Giglio [3] and the smaller Giannutri islands and Formiche di Grosseto and Formica di Burano. The Arcipelago Toscano National Park spans both the provinces of Grosseto and Livorno, and includes the seven main islands of the Tuscan Archipelago: Elba, Isola del Giglio, Capraia, Montecristo, Pianosa, Giannutri, Gorgona, and some of the minor islands and rock outcrops. [4] The highest point in the park is Mount Capanne, at 1,019 metres (3,343 ft) in elevation, on the island of Elba. [5]

The Colline Metallifere (Metalliferous Hills) line the border in the south with Lazio, and contain the Natural Park of Maremma, that protects also some of the remainings of the large swamps that once covered the area. Other protected areas are the Diaccia Botrona marshland. [6] The principal rivers are the Ombrone, [7] Fiora, Albegna, Pecora, Bruna, Merse, Lente  [ it ], Farma and Chiarone. The coastline between the Gulf of Follonica and the mouth of the Chiarone is dominated by blue waters and pine forests, and is home to resorts such as Marina di Grosseto, Principina a Mare, Castiglione della Pescaia, Punta Ala, Puntone di Scarlino and Talamone. [8] Lakes include Lago dell'Accesa, Lago di Burano, Lago di San Floriano and Lago Acquato. Also of note is the volcanic cone of Mount Amiata, Bandite di Scarlino (213 m), Promontorio di Punta Ala e delle Rocchette (350 m), Monti dell'Uccellina (417 m), Monte Argentario (635 m), and Promontorio di Ansedonia (113 m).

Comuni

There are 28 comuni (singular: comune ) in the province. [9] As of June 2014, the main comuni by population are:

CommunePopulation
Grosseto 82,284
Follonica 21,770
Orbetello 14,911
Monte Argentario 12,866
Roccastrada 9,274
Gavorrano 8,727
Massa Marittima 8,600
Manciano 7,386
Castiglione della Pescaia 7,382

This is the complete list of comuni in the province of Grosseto:

Frazioni

This is the complete list of the frazioni (singular: frazione ) – towns and villages – in the province of Grosseto:

Government

List of presidents of the province of Grosseto

 PresidentTerm startTerm endParty
1 Emilio Suardi 19511952 Italian Communist Party
2 Mario Ferri 19521967 Italian Socialist Party
3 Antonio Palandri 19671970 Italian Communist Party
4 Luciano Giorgi 19701980 Italian Socialist Party
5 Claudio Asta 19801983 Italian Socialist Party
6 Fosco Monaci 19831985 Italian Socialist Party
7 Alberto Cerreti 7 September 198514 July 1990 Italian Socialist Party
8 Lamberto Ciani 20 July 199024 April 1995 Italian Socialist Party
9 Stefano Gentili 8 May 199514 June 1999 Democratic Party of the Left
10 Lio Scheggi 16 June 199914 June 2004 Democrats of the Left
Democratic Party
14 June 200423 June 2009
11 Leonardo Marras 23 June 200914 October 2014 Democratic Party
12 Emilio Bonifazi 14 October 201419 July 2016 Democratic Party
13 Antonfrancesco Vivarelli Colonna 9 January 201719 December 2021 Centre-right independent
14 Francesco Limatola 19 December 2021Incumbent Centre-left independent

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giannutri</span>

Giannutri is a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the coast of Tuscany, Italy; it is the southernmost island of the Tuscan Archipelago and it is a frazione of the comune of Isola del Giglio in the Province of Grosseto.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Isola del Giglio</span> Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Isola del Giglio, or Giglio Island in English, is an Italian island and comune (municipality) in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the coast of Tuscany, and is part of the Province of Grosseto. The island is one of seven that form the Tuscan Archipelago, lying within the Arcipelago Toscano National Park. Giglio means "lily" in Italian, and though the name would appear consistent with the insignia of Medici Florence, it originally derives from the Latin name of the island, Igilium, which in turn could be related to the Ancient Greek name of the neighbouring Capraia, Αἰγύλιον, from αἴξ aíx "goat".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grosseto</span> Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Grosseto is a comune in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the province of Grosseto. The city lies 14 kilometres from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the Ombrone river.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manciano</span> Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Manciano is a town and comune in the southern part of the province of Grosseto, Tuscany, central Italy. It has a population of about 7,200.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Castiglione della Pescaia</span> Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Castiglione della Pescaia, regionally simply abbreviated as Castiglione, is an ancient seaside town in the province of Grosseto, in Tuscany, central Italy. The modern city grew around a medieval 12th century fortress and a large fishery, from which it acquired its designation. Today Castiglione is a very popular tourist destination with attractions that include beaches, natural parks, biking trails, historical Etruscan archaeological sites, a panoramic mediaeval hamlet as well as the natural reserve Diaccia Botrona, a swampy humid environment of historical relevance whose endangered wildlife comprise pink flamingoes, mallards and ducks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tuscan Archipelago</span> Chain of islands between the Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea

The Tuscan Archipelago is a chain of islands between the Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea, west of Tuscany, Italy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Orbetello</span> Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Orbetello is a town and comune in the province of Grosseto (Tuscany), Italy. It is located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Grosseto, on the eponymous lagoon, which is home to an important Natural Reserve.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gavorrano</span> Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Gavorrano is a mountain-side comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the western Italian region of Tuscany, located about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Florence and about 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Grosseto. Gavorrano borders the municipalities of Castiglione della Pescaia, Grosseto, Massa Marittima, Roccastrada and Scarlino.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Santa Fiora</span> Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Santa Fiora is a comune (municipality) in the province of Grosseto, in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about 110 kilometres southeast of Florence and about 40 km (25 mi) east of Grosseto. Santa Fiora borders the following municipalities: Abbadia San Salvatore, Arcidosso, Castel del Piano, Castell'Azzara, Piancastagnaio, Roccalbegna, and Semproniano. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scarlino</span> Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Scarlino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Florence and about 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Grosseto.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Talamone</span> Frazione in Tuscany, Italy

Talamone is a town in Tuscany, on the west coast of central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Orbetello, province of Grosseto, in the Tuscan Maremma.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">County of Santa Fiora</span>

The County of Santa Fiora, also known as State of Santa Fiora was a small historical state of southern Tuscany, in central Italy. Together with the county of Sovana, it was one of the two subdivisions into which the possessions of the Aldobrandeschi, then lords of much of southern Tuscany, were split in 1274.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marina di Grosseto</span> Frazione in Tuscany, Italy

Marina di Grosseto is a popular tourist destination located twelve kilometers from Grosseto; it is an important seaside resort in Grossetan Maremma. Once a fishing village, it is known for its hilly hinterland, rich in macchia and wide beaches overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea, with a vast pine forest that extends from Punta Ala to the Uccellina Mountains.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Puntone di Scarlino</span> Frazione in Tuscany, Italy

Puntone di Scarlino is a village in Tuscany, Central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Scarlino, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 345.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Capalbio Scalo</span> Frazione in Tuscany, Italy

Capalbio Scalo is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Capalbio, province of Grosseto. It had a population of 551 as of 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pescia Fiorentina</span> Frazione in Tuscany, Italy

Pescia Fiorentina is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Capalbio, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census, its population amounted to 37.

Poderi di Montemerano is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Manciano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 84.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Poggio Murella</span> Frazione in Tuscany, Italy

Poggio Murella is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Manciano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2011 census its population amounted to 287.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">San Martino sul Fiora</span> Frazione in Tuscany, Italy

San Martino sul Fiora is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Manciano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 224.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rocchette</span> Frazione in Tuscany, Italy

Rocchette is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castiglione della Pescaia, province of Grosseto.

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