Principina Terra () is a village in southern
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 ...
, a ''
frazione'' of the ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' of
Grosseto.
Overview
The frazione is situated south-east of the capital, nearly halfway between the residential centre and the coastal localities of
Marina di Grosseto and
Principina a Mare
Principina a Mare () is an Italian '' frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Grosseto, in the province of the same name.
Overview
The centre, less populated during winter, is mainly made up of houses of holidaymakers, hotels and a campsite. It is fr ...
. The residential area developed during the last century in the area in which the ''Principina Farm'' and its relative chapel, the ''Church of San Carlo Borromeo'', elevated to parish in the 1960s, were already arising. The area in which the residential area stands was encircled by the banks of what used to be
Lake Prile, which almost completely disappeared due to reclamation work done in the 18th century by the Lorena family: the waters of the old lake basin were channelled into various drains which coast the residential area crossing one another in multiple points in the nearby plains.
Main sights
*''Fattoria di Principina'' (Principina Farm), an old farm which also gave its name to the nearby hotel complex. It is positioned along the road which joins
Grosseto to
Marina di Grosseto, in proximity to the crossing with the road which leads to the hotel.
*''Church of Annunciazione'', a chapel situated near the farm, with a bell tower and brick wall-buildings.
*''Church of San Carlo Borromeo'', modern parish of the village, built in 2009.
Bibliography
*Marcella Parisi, ''Grosseto dentro e fuori porta. L'emozione e il pensiero (Associazione Archeologica Maremmana)'', Siena, C&P Adver Effigi, 2001.
See also
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Grosseto
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Maremma
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Alberese
Alberese () is a rural town in southern Tuscany, a '' frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Grosseto. It is situated 20 km south-east of the capital, in the heart of the Maremma Regional Park. This area includes the surrounding rural territorie ...
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Batignano
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Braccagni
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Istia d'Ombrone
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Marina di Grosseto
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Montepescali
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Principina a Mare
Principina a Mare () is an Italian '' frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Grosseto, in the province of the same name.
Overview
The centre, less populated during winter, is mainly made up of houses of holidaymakers, hotels and a campsite. It is fr ...
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Rispescia
Rispescia (), or Santa Maria di Rispescia, is a small town in southern Tuscany, a '' frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Grosseto, situated about 10 km south-east of the capital, right outside the Natural Park of Maremma, near the frazione of Al ...
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Roselle, Italy
Roselle () is a '' frazione'' or village in the ''comune'' of Grosseto. The archaeological remains of the ancient city of Rusellae are located to the northeast of the modern settlement.
See also
* List of Catholic dioceses in Italy
* Alber ...
External links
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