Scarlino
Encyclopedia
Scarlino is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Grosseto
in the Italian
region Tuscany
, located about 100 km (62.1 mi) southwest of Florence
and about 25 km (15.5 mi) northwest of Grosseto
.
Scarlino borders the following municipalities: Castiglione della Pescaia
, Follonica
, Gavorrano
, Massa Marittima
.
and then the Alberti family. In the 13th century it was acquired again by the Aldobrandeschi, but later it passed to Pisa
and then the Appiani of Piombino
.
Scarlino remained part of the Principality of Piombino
until the early 19th century, when it became part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Grosseto
Province of Grosseto
The Province of Grosseto is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Grosseto.-Geography:It has an area of 4,504 km², and a total population of 227.498...
in the Italian
Italy
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region Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
, located about 100 km (62.1 mi) southwest of Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
and about 25 km (15.5 mi) northwest of Grosseto
Grosseto
Grosseto is a city and comune in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the Province of Grosseto. The city lies 14 km from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvial plain, on the Ombrone river....
.
Scarlino borders the following municipalities: Castiglione della Pescaia
Castiglione della Pescaia
Castiglione della Pescaia is an ancient seaside town in the province of Grosseto , Italy. The modern city grew around a medieval fortress and a large fishery, from which it got its designation...
, Follonica
Follonica
Follonica is a town and comune of province of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany, on the Gulf of Follonica , about 40 km NW of the city of Grosseto.-History:...
, Gavorrano
Gavorrano
Gavorrano is a comune in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 100 km southwest of Florence and about 25 km northwest of Grosseto....
, Massa Marittima
Massa Marittima
Massa Marittima is a town and comune of the province of Grosseto, southern Tuscany, Italy, 49 km NNW of Grosseto.There are mineral springs, mines of iron, mercury, lignite and copper, with foundries, ironworks and olive-oil mills...
.
History
Scarlino appeared before the year 100 as a possession of the Aldobrandeschi family, and was later handed over to the bishops of RoselleRoselle
Roselle may refer to:* Roselle , a species of hibiscus * USS Roselle * USS Roselle , a ship that served both as a tug and as minesweeperRoselle is the name of:In geography:...
and then the Alberti family. In the 13th century it was acquired again by the Aldobrandeschi, but later it passed to Pisa
Republic of Pisa
The Republic of Pisa was a de facto independent state centered on the Tuscan city of Pisa during the late tenth and eleventh centuries. It rose to become an economic powerhouse, a commercial center whose merchants dominated Mediterranean and Italian trade for a century before being surpassed and...
and then the Appiani of Piombino
Piombino
Piombino is an Italian town and comune of circa 35,000 inhabitants in the province of Livorno . It lies on the border between the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea, in front of Elba Island and at the northern side of Maremma.-Overview:...
.
Scarlino remained part of the Principality of Piombino
Principality of Piombino
The Principality of Piombino was a state of Italy, which existed from 1399 to 1805, when Napoleon absorbed it into the Principality of Lucca and Piombino...
until the early 19th century, when it became part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was a central Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Duchy of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence...
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Main sights
- Walls, built from the 11th century and restored in the 13th century.
- Rocca Aldobrandesca ("Aldobrandeschi Castle"), including an angular and a round towers, plus stone defensive walls.
- Church and convent of San Donato, which was the seat of the AugustiniansAugustiniansThe term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:...
from the 14th century. The church is in RomanesqueRomanesque architectureRomanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
style. - Oratory of Santa Croce, with Renaissance frescoes.
- Church of San Martino (14th century).
- Convent of Monte Muro.