Frassine is a village in

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, central

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. It is administratively a

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of the

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Monterotondo Marittimo Monterotondo Marittimo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about northwest of Grosseto, near the Colline Metallifere. ''Frazioni'' The municipality ...

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, in the area of

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. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 26.Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001
,

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. Frassine is about 68 km from

Grosseto Grosseto () is a city and a ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the province of Grosseto and the main city of the Maremma region. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the ...

and 10 km from

, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Monterotondo with

Suvereto Suvereto () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Livorno. It is one of ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). Government ;''Frazi ...

and

Campiglia Marittima Campiglia Marittima is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Livorno. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful vil ...

. The town's name derives from the frequent occurrence of ash trees (Latin ''

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'', Italian ''frassino'').

Main sights

* Sanctuary of ''Madonna del Frassine'' (16th century), main church of the village, it contains a sculpture of

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brought from Africa by saint Cerbonius and saint Regulus * ''San Regolo in Gualdo'', now in ruins * ''Bagno del Re'' (King's Bath), ancient building of 10th century, it's now in ruins

References

Bibliography

* Aldo Mazzolai, ''Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura'', Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.

External links

* Frazioni of Monterotondo Marittimo {{Grosseto-geo-stub

Main sights

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