Semproniano
Encyclopedia
Semproniano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Grosseto
in the Italian
region Tuscany
, located about 120 km south of Florence
and about 35 km east of Grosseto
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,278 and an area of 81.3 km².
Semproniano borders the following municipalities: Castell'Azzara
, Manciano
, Roccalbegna
, Santa Fiora
, Sorano
.
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
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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 120 km south 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 35 km east 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....
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,278 and an area of 81.3 km².
Semproniano borders the following municipalities: Castell'Azzara
Castell'Azzara
Castell'Azzara is a comune in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 120 km southeast of Florence and about 50 km east of Grosseto....
, Manciano
Manciano
Manciano may refer to several places in Italy:*Manciano, a comune in the Province of Grosseto, Tuscany*Manciano, Umbria, a frazione of Trevi in the Province of Perugia, Umbria* Manciano, a locality of Morlupo in the Province of Rome, Lazio...
, Roccalbegna
Roccalbegna
Roccalbegna is a comune in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 110 km south of Florence and about 35 km east of Grosseto.left|thumb|The Castle of Triana.-History:...
, Santa Fiora
Santa Fiora
Santa Fiora is a comune in the Province of Grosseto, in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about 110 km southeast of Florence and about 40 km east of Grosseto...
, Sorano
Sorano
Sorano is a town and comune in the province of Grosseto, southern Tuscany .It as an ancient medieval hill town hanging from a tuff stone over the Lente River.thumb|220px|left|A view of Sorano.-History:...
.
Main sights
- The medieval Palazzo Civico and Palazzo dei Vicari Mediceo
- Church of Santa Croce, faced by the remains of the Aldobrandeschi castle (Rocca).
- The 12th century (renamed in the 16th century) Pieve dei Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio.
- the castle of Catabbio, built in the 12th century by the Aldobrandeschi and later used by the Orsini of PitiglianoPitiglianoPitigliano is an Italian town and comune of province of Grosseto in the Maremma area of Tuscany. The town stands on an abrupt tuff butte high above the Olpeta, the Fiora and the Lente rivers.-History:...
- the notable medieval burgh of Rocchette di Fazio.