San Valentino, Sorano
San Valentino is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Sorano, province of Grosseto, in the tuff area of southern Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 58.[1]
San Valentino is about 90 km from Grosseto and 9 km from Sorano. The village was dependant of the castle of Fregiano in the Middle Ages.[2] The territory of San Valentino includes also the hamlets of Casetta, Case Rocchi, Pratolungo, Valle Castagneta and it is known for the presence of Etruscan ruins (3rd century BC).
Main sights
- Church of San Valentino (15th century), main parish church of the village, it was originally built as a chapel and then restructured in the early 20th century[3]
- Chapel of Santissima Trinità (18th century), little chapel in the hamlet of Pratolungo[3]
- Castle of Fregiano (14th century), now in ruins
References
- ↑ (Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Census 2001, Istat
- ↑ (Italian) Emanuele Repetti, San Valentino, Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.
- 1 2 (Italian) Parish of San Valentino, Diocese of Sovana-Pitigliano-Orbetello, official site.
Bibliography
- (Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «San Valentino», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.
- Carlo Citter, Guida agli edifici sacri della Maremma, Siena, Nuova Immagine Editrice, 2002.
Coordinates: 42°42′13″N 11°44′16″E / 42.70361°N 11.73778°E
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