Sasso d'Ombrone is a village in
Tuscany, central
Italy, administratively a
frazione of the
comune of
Cinigiano
Cinigiano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about northeast of Grosseto.
Cinigiano borders the following municipalities: Arcidosso, Campagnatico, Castel ...
,
province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 300.
Sasso d'Ombrone is about 33 km from
Grosseto and 8 km from
Cinigiano
Cinigiano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about northeast of Grosseto.
Cinigiano borders the following municipalities: Arcidosso, Campagnatico, Castel ...
, and it is situated along the road which links Cinigiano to the ''Cipressino'' Provincial Road at
Paganico, on a hill in the valley of
Ombrone.
History
Formerly known as ''Sasso di Maremma'', the village was born in the 13th century as a castle of the
Aldobrandeschi. It was then held by the
Ardengheschi and conquered by the
Republic of Siena in the 15th century.
[ Emanuele Repetti, ]
Sasso d'Ombrone
�, ''Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana'', 1833-1846.
Main sights
* Church of ''San Michele Arcangelo'' (13th century), main parish church of the village, it was re-built in the 16th century and then in the early 19th century.
[Bruno Santi, ''Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto'', Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, p. 178-179.]
* Sanctuary of ''Madonna del Soccorso'' (16th century), it was entirely re-built in 1872.
* Castle of Sasso (13th century), it's now in ruins.
References
Bibliography
*
Emanuele Repetti,
Sasso d'Ombrone�, ''Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana'', 1833–1846.
* Bruno Santi, ''Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto'', Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, p. 178-179.
* 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, 1999.
See also
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Borgo Santa Rita is about 33 km from ...
*
Castiglioncello Bandini
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Castiglioncello Bandini is about 50&n ...
*
Monticello Amiata
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Geography
Monticello Amiata is about 50&n ...
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Poggi del Sasso
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Geography
Poggi del Sasso is about 37 k ...
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Porrona
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Porrona is about 40 km from Grosseto and 4 ...
Frazioni of Cinigiano
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