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Porrona

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Country
  
Italy

Comune
  
Cinigiano

Demonym(s)
  
Porronesi

Province
  
Province of Grosseto

Region
  
Tuscany

Elevation
  
254 m (833 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)


Porrona 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 24.

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Map of 58044 Porrona, Province of Grosseto, Italy

Porrona is about 40 km from Grosseto and 4 km from Cinigiano, and it is situated along the road which links the Cipressino Provincial Road at Sant'Angelo Scalo to Cinigiano.

History

The village was born in the 13th century as a castle of the Republic of Siena. It has become the seat of notable Sienese families since the 14th century (Piccolomini, Tolomei).

Main sights

  • Pieve of San Donato (13th century), main parish church of the village, it is a notable Romanesque architecture.
  • Madonna delle Grazie (17th century), it was built as a chapel outside the walls.
  • Castle of Porrona (13th century), ancient Sienese building, it was re-built in the 16th century after the annexation to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. It was then restructured with Gothic Revival elements in the early 20th century.
  • Walls of Porrona, old fortifications which surround the village since 13th century.

    • References

    Porrona Wikipedia
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