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Sasso d'Ombrone

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Country
  
Italy

Comune
  
Cinigiano

Demonym(s)
  
Sassaioli

Province
  
Province of Grosseto

Region
  
Tuscany

Elevation
  
160 m (520 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

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Sasso d'Ombrone 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 300.

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Map of 58044 Sasso d'Ombrone, Province of Grosseto, Italy

Sasso d'Ombrone is about 33 km from Grosseto and 8 km from Cinigiano, and it is situated along the road which links Cinigiano to the Cipressino Provincial Road at Paganico, on a hill in the valley of Ombrone.

History

Formerly known as Sasso di Maremma, the village was born in the 13th century as a castle of the Aldobrandeschi. It was then held by the Ardengheschi and conquered by the Republic of Siena in the 15th century.

Main sights

  • Church of San Michele Arcangelo (13th century), main parish church of the village, it was re-built in the 16th century and then in the early 19th century.
  • Sanctuary of Madonna del Soccorso (16th century), it was enterely re-built in 1872.
  • Castle of Sasso (13th century), it's now in ruins.

    • References

    Sasso d'Ombrone Wikipedia
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