Monticello Amiata

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Monticello Amiata is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Cinigiano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 425.[1]

Geography

Monticello Amiata is about 50 km from Grosseto and 9 km from Cinigiano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Cinigiano to Arcidosso.

History

Originally known as Montepinzutolo, it was mentioned for the first time in an act by Conrad II in 1027. The village became a comune in 1261, but it lost its autonomy in 1783, when it became a frazione of Cinigiano.[2]

Main sights

References

  1. (Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Census 2001, Istat
  2. (Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Monticello Amiata», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, p. 172-175.
  4. 1 2 Andrea Semplici, La Maremma dei musei. Viaggio emozionale nell'arte, la storia, la natura, le tradizioni del territorio grossetano, Arcidosso, Edizioni Effigi, 2012, p. 240.
  5. Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1999.
  6. (Italian) Casa-Museo in Monticello Amiata, Musei di Maremma official website.

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Coordinates: 42°53′14″N 11°28′52″E / 42.88722°N 11.48111°E / 42.88722; 11.48111

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