Frassini
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| Country | Italy | ||
| region | Tuscany | ||
| province | Siena (SI) | ||
| local community | Chiusdino | ||
| Coordinates | 43 ° 11 ' N , 11 ° 7' E | ||
| height | 350 m slm | ||
| Residents | 167 (2011) | ||
| Telephone code | 0577 | CAP | 53012 |
Frassini is a district ( fraction , Italian frazione ) of Chiusdino in the province of Siena , Tuscany region in Italy .
geography
The place is about 3 km northeast of the capital Chiusdino, about 25 km southwest of the provincial capital Siena and about 70 km south of the regional capital Florence . Abbazia San Galgano Abbey is about 4 km to the southeast. The place is on the eastern edge of the Colline Metallifere at 350 m. In 2001 the place had about 150 inhabitants. The closest place is the main town Chiusdino. Important rivers nearby are the Merse River (approx. 4 km southwest) and the Feccia (approx. 2.5 km north).
history
The place arose on the old road from Chiusdino north to the Feccia river and the castle of Fròsini. It emerged initially as a compact town center and later spread along the street. Since the place did not have its own church until the 19th century, the place was closely connected with Castelleto (and not with Chiusdino), where the church of San Lorenzo was responsible for the place.
Attractions
- Chiesa di San Lorenzo a Frassini , church in the Frassini district, which was built in the 19th century (after 1820) and belongs to the Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino .
- Chiesa di San Lorenzo a Castelletto , church in Castalletto (also San Lorenzo a Castelletto Mascagni or San Lorenzo di Bossolino ), which was built at the beginning of the 17th century.
literature
- Comune di Chiusdino (Ed.): Chiusdino. Il suo terretorio e l'abbazia di San Galgano. Nuova Immagine Editrice, Chiusdino 1995
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official website of ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on 2001 population figures in the province of Siena, accessed on June 1, 2017 (Italian)
- ↑ a b Comune di Chiusdino (ed.): Chiusdino. Il suo terretorio e l'abbazia di San Galgano.
- ↑ a b Emanuele Repetti: Frassini in Val di Merse. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846). (pdf, Italian)
- ↑ Il Tirreno to the Chiesa di San Lorenzo a Frassini, accessed on June 1, 2017 (Italian)
- ↑ Il Tirreno to the Chiesa di San Lorenzo a Castalletto, accessed on June 1, 2017 (Italian)