Poggio Capanne
Poggio Capanne
Capanne | |
|---|---|
 The main square with the church | |
  Poggio Capanne Location of Poggio Capanne in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°41′2″N 11°32′35″E / 42.68389°N 11.54306°E | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region |  Tuscany |
| Province | Grosseto (GR) |
| Comune | Manciano |
| Elevation | 373 m (1,224 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 69 |
| Demonym | Capannaioli |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 58050 |
Poggio Capanne is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Manciano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 101.[1]
Geography[edit]
Poggio Capanne is about 60 km from Grosseto and 18 km from Manciano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Montemerano to Sovana, at the top of a small hill ("poggio") in the valley of Albegna.[2]
History[edit]
The village, formerly known as Capanne di Saturnia and then just as Capanne, was born in the 15th century as a rural hamlet of shepherds and farmers dependent on the town of Saturnia.[3]
Main sights[edit]
- Church of Visitazione di Maria (16th century), main parish church of the village, it was built in 1570.[3][4][5]
- Casa Luciani, one of the oldest buildings in the village, it was built in 1500, as indicated on the facade. It hosted also the canonica.[3][5]
- Old prison of Saturnia (16th century), it is situated next to the church in the main square of the village.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat.
- ^ (in Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Poggio Capanne Archived 2014-06-06 at the Wayback Machine», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.
- ^ a b c d (in Italian) Capanne, Manciano official website.
- ^ (in Italian) Parish of Poggio Capanne, Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello, official website.
- ^ a b Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, p. 291.
Bibliography[edit]
- (in Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Poggio Capanne», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833–1846.
- Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, p. 291.
- Giovanni De Feo, Le città del tufo nella valle del Fiora. Guida ai centri etruschi e medioevali della Maremma collinare, Pitigliano, Laurum Editrice, 2005.
See also[edit]
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