Sasso d'Ombrone

Sasso d'Ombrone
Sasso d'Ombrone
Frazione
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	Sasso d'Ombrone Location of Sasso d'Ombrone in Italy
	Coordinates: 42°55′56″N11°19′29″E / 42.93222°N 11.32472°E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Grosseto (GR)
Comune	Cinigiano
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	314
Demonym	Sassaioli
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58044
Dialing code	(+39) 0564

Last updated July 26, 2023

Sasso d'Ombrone 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 300.^[1]

History

Formerly known as Sasso di Maremma, the village was born in the 13th century as a castle of the Aldobrandeschi. It was then held by the Ardengheschi and conquered by the Republic of Siena in the 15th century.^[2]

Main sights

Church of San Michele Arcangelo (13th century), main parish church of the village, it was re-built in the 16th century and then in the early 19th century.^[3]
Sanctuary of Madonna del Soccorso (16th century), it was entirely re-built in 1872.^[3]
Castle of Sasso (13th century), it's now in ruins.^[3]

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References

↑ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Census 2001, Istat
↑ (in Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Sasso d'Ombrone», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.
1 2 3 Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, p. 178-179.

Bibliography

(in Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Sasso d'Ombrone», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833–1846.
Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, p. 178-179.
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.