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Suvereto () is a ''
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'' (municipality) in the
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in the
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region
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, located about southwest of
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and about southeast of
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. It is one of ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").


Government

;''Frazioni '' The municipality is formed by the municipal seat of Suvereto and the villages (
frazioni 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 Belvedere, Montioni, Prata and San Lorenzo. The small hamlets of Forni, Poggio al Turco, San Lorenzo Due, Tabarò and Valdamone are also included in the municipality.


Main sights

*Rocca Aldobrandesca, ruins of a castle built in the mid-12th century near 9th century fortifications. *''
Pieve In Italy in the Middle Ages, a ''pieve'' (, ; ; : ''pievi'') was a rural church with a baptistery, upon which other churches without baptisteries depended. ''Pieve'' is also an Italian and Corsican term signifying the medieval ecclesiastical/a ...
'' of San Giusto, a pleban church in
Romanesque style Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries. The style eventually developed into the Gothic style with the shape of the arches providing a simple distinction: the Ro ...
*Countryside church of Santissima Annunziata *Church of the Crucifix *Natural Park of Montioni


Infrastructure

* Static inverter plant of
HVDC A high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electric power transmission system uses direct current (DC) for electric power transmission, in contrast with the more common alternating current (AC) transmission systems. Most HVDC links use voltages betwe ...
SACOI, the HVDC-power cable connecting the power grids of Corse and
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with the grid of the Italian mainland. * Research centre for switchyards of ENEL, including an experimental long powerline to Valdicciola, which is partly built as underground cable


References

Cities and towns in Tuscany Borghi più belli d'Italia {{Livorno-geo-stub