Sassofortino

Coordinates: 43°1′33″N 11°6′44″E / 43.02583°N 11.11222°E / 43.02583; 11.11222
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Sassofortino
View of Sassofortino
View of Sassofortino
Sassofortino is located in Italy
Sassofortino
Sassofortino
Location of Sassofortino in Italy
Coordinates: 43°1′33″N 11°6′44″E / 43.02583°N 11.11222°E / 43.02583; 11.11222
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
ProvinceGrosseto (GR)
ComuneRoccastrada
Elevation
560 m (1,840 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total748
DemonymSassofortinesi
Time zoneUTC+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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Sources[edit]

  • 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.

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