Sassofortino

Sassofortino
Frazione
View of Sassofortino
Sassofortino Location of Sassofortino in Italy
Coordinates: 43°1′33″N11°6′44″E / 43.02583°N 11.11222°E / 43.02583; 11.11222
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Grosseto (GR)
Comune	Roccastrada
Elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	748
Demonym	Sassofortinesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58036
Dialing code	(+39) 0564

Sassofortino is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 815. ^[1]

Sassofortino is a hilly medieval village situated about 33 km from Grosseto and 8 km from Roccastrada.

Main sights

• San Michele Arcangelo (14th century), main parish church of the village. It was restructured in 1893.
• Castle of Sassoforte, an 11th-century fortress, now in ruins.

References

1. (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001 Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine , Istat.

Sources

• Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.
• Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della Provincia di Grosseto, Nuova Immagine Editrice, Siena, 1999.

See also

• Montemassi
• Piloni
• Ribolla
• Roccatederighi
• Sticciano
• Torniella