Santa Caterina, Roccalbegna

The chapel of Santa Caterina delle Ruote

Santa Caterina is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccalbegna, province of Grosseto, in the southern area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 110.^[1]

Santa Caterina is about 40 km from Grosseto and 3 km from Roccalbegna.

Main sights

Church of Santa Caterina, main parish of the village, it was built in the 1960s.
Chapel of Santa Caterina delle Ruote, little chapel of 16th century.
Museum of Focarazza, ethnografic museum about rural life and the traditional fire ritual of Santa Caterina.

References

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

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Tuscany · Comuni of the Province of Grosseto

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Coordinates: 42°47′14″N 11°29′10″E / 42.78722°N 11.48611°E / 42.78722; 11.48611

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