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Montorio, Sorano

Coordinates: 42°44′30″N 11°46′1″E / 42.74167°N 11.76694°E / 42.74167; 11.76694
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Montorio
The castle of Montorio
The castle of Montorio
Montorio is located in Italy
Montorio
Montorio
Location of Montorio in Italy
Coordinates: 42°44′30″N 11°46′1″E / 42.74167°N 11.76694°E / 42.74167; 11.76694
CountryItaly
Region Tuscany
ProvinceGrosseto (GR)
ComuneSorano
Elevation
483 m (1,585 ft)
DemonymMontoriesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58010
Dialing code(+39) 0564

Montorio 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.

Geography

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Montorio is about 90 km from Grosseto and 10 km from Sorano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Sorano to Castell'Azzara.

History

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It was included — along with Castell'Ottieri, San Giovanni delle Contee and the castle of Sopano — in the small County of Ottieri in the Middle Ages. The county was abolished in 1616.[1]

Main sights

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The church of Santa Maria
  • Santa Maria (19th century), the main church of the village, it was built in the 19th century in the place of the ancient chapel of the castle. It is a typical Gothic Revival architecture.[2]
  • Castle of Montorio (12th century), built by the Aldobrandeschi in the Middle Ages, it was then restructured by the Ottieri and then transformed into a fortified farmhouse after the annexation of the county in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[3]
  • Walls of Montorio, old fortifications which surround the village since the 12th century.[3]

References

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  1. ^ (in Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Montorio Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.
  2. ^ Carlo Citter, Guida agli edifici sacri della Maremma, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 2002.
  3. ^ a b Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1999.

Bibliography

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  • Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Florence, Le Lettere, 1997.

See also

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