Roccastrada

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Roccastrada
coat of arms
Roccastrada (Italy)
Roccastrada
Country Italy
region Tuscany
province Grosseto  (GR)
Coordinates 43 ° 1 '  N , 11 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 0 '35 "  N , 11 ° 10' 6"  E
height 475  m slm
surface 284.37 km²
Residents 8,892 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 31 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 58036
prefix 0564
ISTAT number 053021
Popular name Roccastradini
Patron saint San Niccolò
(December 6th)
Website Roccastrada
Panorama of Roccastrada
Panorama of Roccastrada

Roccastrada is an Italian municipality with 8892 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Grosseto in the Tuscany region .

geography

Location of the municipality of Roccastrada in the province of Grosseto

The community extends over 284 km². It is located about 25 km north of Grosseto and 90 km southeast of Florence between the Maremma and the Colline Metallifere in the climatic classification of Italian communities in Zone E, 2181 GG. The most important bodies of water in the municipality include the Asina (20 of 20 km in the municipality), the Bai (19 of 19 km in the municipality), the Farma (16 km in the municipality) and the Lanzo (6 km in the municipality). They are all part of the Ombrone river system .

The districts include Montemassi , Piloni , Ribolla , Roccatederighi , Sassofortino , Sticciano and Torniella .

The neighboring municipalities are Campagnatico , Chiusdino ( SI ), Civitella Paganico , Gavorrano , Grosseto , Massa Marittima , Monticiano (SI) and Montieri .

history

The place originated in the Middle Ages as a property of the Aldobrandeschi family . In the 12th century, Roccastrada was from the Republic of Siena conquered. After the defeat of the Senese Republic against the Florentine in 1555, the place became part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany . After the unification of Italy, Roccastrada was assigned to the province of Grosseto.

Attractions

Facade of the Chiesa di San Nicola
  • Chiesa di San Nicola (sometimes also called San Niccolò), the first time in 1283 in writing mentioned church in the village, probably older origin. Was significantly expanded in the 16th century and completely restored in 1938. The travertine facade was renewed in 1954. Contains two frescoes attributed to the artist Giovanni Maria di Ser Giovanni Tolosani from Colle di Val d'Elsa (16th century). The work Annunciazione comes from the Compania della SS church , which was destroyed in 1929. Anunzione , the Madonna col Bambino from the Church delle Carceri .
  • Madonna delle Grazie , church just outside Roccastrada on the road to Torniella / Piloni / Sassofortino. Probably originated under the Aldobrandeschi and was taken over by Sant'Ansano as the Carmelite monastery in the 13th century . The frescoes could have been created by Giovanni Maria di Ser Giovanni Tolosani , as well as the wall painting Cristo in pietà fra i dolenti .
  • Abbazia di San Salvatore a Giugnano first time 867 from Abbazia di San Salvatore in writing mentioned Abbey about 5 km south-west of the capital. Was founded in 1027 by Konrad III. also mentioned in writing. The Abbazia San Galgano has been under shelter since 1208 , but the Augustinian Order led the abbey as early as 1308 .
  • Belagaio Castle
  • Palazzo Comunale , town hall from the 14th century
  • Torre dell'Orologio , clock tower in Piazza Garibaldi from the 14th century, which was restored after damage in the Second World War.
  • Lattaia , located about 10 km southwest of the main town, contains the sights:
    • Castello di Lattaia , today also called Fattoria di Lattaia , castle mentioned in 973
    • Fattoria di Monte Lattaia , building from the 13th century
    • Pieve di San Biagio a Lattaia , Pieve mentioned in writing in the 12th century, which was replaced by the Cappella di San Biagio a Lattaia in the 18th century.
    • Pieve di Tabiano , was later replaced by the Cappella di Sant'Antonio a Monte Lattaia .

Sports

In the districts of Piloni, Roccatederighi, Sassofortino and Torniella, the Sport Palla eh! played according to the rules of Ciciano .

Community partnerships

A partnership with Zeiskam in Rhineland-Palatinate has existed since 2001 .

Sons and daughters of the church

literature

Web links

Commons : Roccastrada  - 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 CONFEDILIZIA - Confederazione Italiana Proprietà Edilizia on the climatic classification of the municipalities of the Tuscany region, accessed on June 6, 2012 (Italian) ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and still Not checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.confedilizia.it
  3. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the rivers in Roccastrada , accessed on August 6, 2014 (Italian)
  4. ^ A b Anna Maria Guiducci: I Luoghi della Fede