Baccinello

The church of San Giovanni Bosco

Baccinello is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Scansano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 284.^[1]

Baccinello is about 24 km from Grosseto and 21 km from Scansano, and it is situated in a plain in the Trasubbie valley. The village became famous all over the world because, in 1958, a complete fossilized skeleton of Oreopithecus bambolii was found in one of the lignite mines.

Main sights

Church of San Giovanni Bosco, main parish church of the village, it was built in 1977
Old lignite mine, one of the most important sites of lignite in Europe, it's now closed

References

↑ (Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat

Bibliography

Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997
Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della Provincia di Grosseto, Nuova Immagine Editrice, Siena, 1999

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Coordinates: 42°47′26″N 11°21′55″E / 42.79056°N 11.36528°E / 42.79056; 11.36528

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