Magliano in Toscana

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Magliano in Toscana
coat of arms
Magliano in Toscana (Italy)
Magliano in Toscana
Country Italy
region Tuscany
province Grosseto  (GR)
Coordinates 42 ° 36 '  N , 11 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 35 '56 "  N , 11 ° 17' 35"  E
height 128  m slm
surface 250.68 km²
Residents 3,403 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 14 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 58051
prefix 0564
ISTAT number 053013
Popular name Maglianesi
Patron saint Santissima Annunziata (March 25)
Website Magliano in Toscana
City wall of Magliano in Toscana
City wall of Magliano in Toscana

Magliano in Toscana is an Italian municipality with 3403 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Grosseto in the Tuscany region .

geography

Location of Magliano in Toscana in the province of Grosseto

The community extends over around 250 km². It is located about 28 km southeast of the provincial capital Grosseto and 130 km south of the regional capital Florence in the wine-growing region of Morellino di Scansano . The place lies on the river Albegna and in the climatic classification of Italian municipalities in zone D, 1 699 GG.

The districts ( frazioni ) include Montiano (260 meters in altitude, approx. 470 inhabitants) and Pereta (283 m, approx. 180 inhabitants). The main town itself has about 800 inhabitants.

The neighboring municipalities are Grosseto , Manciano , Orbetello and Scansano .

history

Originated in the Middle Ages , the place was under the control of the Aldobrandeschi and from 1274 the place was under the Count of Santa Fiora . In the 14th century the Republic of Siena took control of the place and gave it as a fief to Spinello di Spinello Tolomei. After the defeat of the Senese Republic in 1555 against the Republic of Florence , the place fell to the Duchy of Tuscany . In 1882 the lead plate of Magliano was found during excavations in the municipality .

Attractions

Pieve di San Martino
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
  • Palazzo del Podestà , also Palazzo dei Priori, town hall built in 1425.
  • Palazzo di Checco il Bello , building from the 14th century and former seat of the Monaldeschi family from Orvieto .
  • Pieve di San Martino , Pieve in the center, which was first mentioned in the 13th century. It is considered the oldest church in the area and contains frescoes from the 15th and 16th centuries.
  • Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista , church in the town center, which was first documented in 1273. The facade dates from 1471. Contains a large number of paintings from the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1744 the church was restored.
  • Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata , also called Madonna delle Grazie , church just outside the town center, which was previously dedicated to the Madonna del Latte . Was expanded in the 14th century. The church first belonged to the Servites , then to the Augustinian order and the Camaldolese . In 1800 the abandoned church was restored on the initiative of Felice Vivarelli. The main altar contains the panel painting Madonna che allatta il Bambino , a late work by Neroccio di Bartholomeo di Benedetto de 'Landi .
  • Monastero di San Bruzio , ruined monastery in the area just south of the city walls. Previously dedicated to San Tiburcio , it was built by the Camaldolese between the 11th and 12th centuries.
  • Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista , church in the district of Montiano, contains a fresco from the 15th century (Visitazione).
  • Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista , church in the district of Pereta, contains the works Madonna col Bambino e Santi by Alessandro Casolani or Vincenzo Rustici and Madonna col Bambino che porge il Rosario a San Domenico ea Santa Caterina da Siena by Astolfo Petrazzi .
  • Pieve di Santa Maria , Pieve in the district of Pereta from the 15th century.
  • Coastal defense towers in the Parco Regionale della Maremma (Monti dell'Uccellina):
    • Torre Bassa , also called Torre Nuova , was documented in the 12th century in the possession of the Aldobrandeschi.
    • Torre della Bella Marsilia
    • Torre di Cala di Forno was built in 1561 on the will of Cosimo I de 'Medici over an older defensive structure.

literature

Web links

Commons : Magliano in Toscana  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the rivers in Magliano in Toscana , accessed on June 22, 2014 (Italian)
  3. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on June 22, 2014 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
  4. ↑ Official website of the ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on the 2001 population figures in the province of Grosseto, accessed on March 21, 2013 (Italian)
  5. ↑ a b Bruno Santi: Guida Storico-Artistica alla Maremma
  6. ↑ a b Touring Club Italiano
  7. ↑ a b c d e f g Cristina Gnoni Mavarelli: Le Colline del Fiora e dell'Albegna e la Costa maremmana.
  8. ↑ a b c Giuseppe Guerrini: Torri e Castelli della provincia di Grosseto.