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Catabbio is a village in
Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...
, central
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, administratively a
frazione A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...
of the
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of
Semproniano Semproniano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany, about south of Florence and about east of Grosseto. Semproniano borders the following municipalities: Castell'Azzara, Manciano, Roccalbe ...
,
province of Grosseto The province of Grosseto () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Grosseto. As of 2013 the province had a total population of 225,098 people. Geography The Province of Grosseto completely ...
. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 203.Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Census 2001
, Istat


Geography

Catabbio is about 65 km from Grosseto and 5 km from
Semproniano Semproniano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany, about south of Florence and about east of Grosseto. Semproniano borders the following municipalities: Castell'Azzara, Manciano, Roccalbe ...
, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Montemerano to Sovana. The village is divided into four hamlets: ''Casa Rigo'', ''Santarello'', ''Scalabrelli'' and ''Verziliani''.


Main sights

* Church of ''Sant'Anna'', main parish church of the village, it is situated in the square of the main hamlet of ''Santarello''. * Church of ''Santa Lucia'', little church in the hamlet of ''Scalabrelli'', it contains a
Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) is a Periodization, period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and sur ...
stoup of 1574. * Castle of Catabbio, old castle built by the
Aldobrandeschi The Aldobrandeschi family was an Italian noble family from southern Tuscany. Overview Of probable Lombard origin, they appear in history as counts in the 9th century. The first known count was Hildebrand II (857). Their possession extended t ...
in the 12th century, it's now in ruins.


References


Bibliography

* 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 Editrice, 1999.


See also

*
Cellena Cellena is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Semproniano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 77.Petricci Petricci is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Semproniano, province of Grosseto The province of Grosseto () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the cit ...
* Rocchette di Fazio *
Semproniano Semproniano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany, about south of Florence and about east of Grosseto. Semproniano borders the following municipalities: Castell'Azzara, Manciano, Roccalbe ...
Frazioni of Semproniano {{Grosseto-geo-stub