Pereta is a village in

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, central

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, administratively a

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of the

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, in the area of

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. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 182.Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001

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. Pereta is about 36 km from

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and 9 km from

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

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Main sights

* ''San Giovanni Battista'' (13th century), main parish church of the village. * ''

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di Santa Maria Assunta'' (15th century), it was restructured in the 19th century. * Clock tower (15th century), the most ancient building in Pereta, because it is the only one which has never been restructured. * Walls of Pereta, old fortifications which surround the village since the 13th century. ** ''Porta di Ponente'', main gate and access to the medieval village.

References

Bibliography

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

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