La Torba is a village in

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, 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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Capalbio Capalbio is a (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in Tuscany, Italy, located about south of Florence and about southeast of Grosseto. Capalbio borders the following municipalities: Manciano, Montalto di Castro (Lazio) and Orbetello. It ...

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 209.Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001
,

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Geography

La Torba is about 50 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 12 km from

. It is situated in the plain of southern

Maremma The Maremma (, ; from Latin , "maritime and) is a geographical region located between Lazio and Tuscany, Central Italy. The biggest city is Grosseto. The region, with a long history, is traditionally populated by the '' butteri'', mounted c ...

between the hills of Capalbio and the

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, at the end of the valley of

Giardino Giardino is Italian for ''garden''. It may refer to: *Giardino (album), 2011 album by Finnish krautrock band Circle *Giardino Bellini, urban park of Catania, Italy *Giardino, Capalbio, village in the province of Grosseto, Italy *Il Giardino Armoni ...

(''Valle d'Oro''), along the

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highway. Its beaches are known for black and dark grey-coloured sand, due to the abundant presence of ferrous metals in the subsoil.

Main sights

* Chapel of ''Sacro Cuore di Gesù'' (20th century), the main church of the village, it is included in the parish of Giardino. * Farm of ''Nunziatella'' (19th century), old farmhouse with a manor house and a chapel, it is situated along the

highway. * '' Villa Settefinestre'', situated on the border with the ''comune'' of

Orbetello Orbetello is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Grosseto (Tuscany), Italy. It is located about south of Grosseto, on the Lagoon of Orbetello, which is home to an important Natural Reserve. History Orbetello was an ancient Etruscan set ...

, it dates back to the

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References

Bibliography

* Fabiola Favilli, ''Capalbio. Alla scoperta del borgo e del territorio'', Arcidosso, C&P Adver Effigi, 2011.

Geography

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