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Torniella

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Country
  
Italy

Comune
  
Roccastrada

Demonym(s)
  
Torniellini

Province
  
Province of Grosseto

Region
  
Tuscany

Elevation
  
441 m (1,447 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

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Torniella is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 323.

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Map of 58036 Torniella, Province of Grosseto, Italy

Torniella is about 46 km from Grosseto and 10 km from Roccastrada, and it is situated in the heart of La Pietra and Farma nature reserves.

Main sights

  • San Giovanni Battista (14th century), main parish church of the village.
  • Church of Immacolata Concezione, or Santi Fabiano e Sebastiano (17th century).
  • Walls of Torniella, old fortifications which surround the village since 11th century.

    • References

    Torniella Wikipedia
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