Buriano, Castiglione della Pescaia

View of Buriano
The castle of Aldobrandeschi

Buriano is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castiglione della Pescaia, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 257.[1]

Buriano is about 17 km from Grosseto and 20 km from Castiglione della Pescaia, and it is situated on a hill in the massif of Poggio Ballone. The village dates back to the Early Middle Ages, when it was one of the towns held by the Aldobrandeschi family; then it was ruled by the Lambardis (until the 14th century) and by the Appianis of Piombino (until 1815).[2]

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References

  1. (Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat.
  2. (Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Buriano», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.
  3. (Italian) Parish of Buriano, CEI official site.

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Coordinates: 42°50′44″N 10°59′20″E / 42.84556°N 10.98889°E / 42.84556; 10.98889


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