Sasso d'Ombrone

Sasso d'Ombrone
Frazione
View of Sasso d'Ombrone
Sasso d'Ombrone Location of Sasso d'Ombrone in Italy
Coordinates: 42°55′56″N11°19′29″E / 42.93222°N 11.32472°E / 42.93222; 11.32472
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

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]

Sasso d'Ombrone is about 33 km from Grosseto and 8 km from Cinigiano, and it is situated along the road which links Cinigiano to the Cipressino Provincial Road at Paganico, on a hill in the valley of Ombrone.

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]

References

1. (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Census 2001 Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine , Istat
2. (in Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Sasso d'Ombrone Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine », Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.
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 Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine », 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.

See also

• Borgo Santa Rita
• Castiglioncello Bandini
• Monticello Amiata
• Poggi del Sasso
• Porrona