Montenero d'Orcia
Appearance
Montenero d'Orcia | |
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![]() View of Montenero d'Orcia | |
Coordinates: 42°56′39″N 11°28′20″E / 42.94417°N 11.47222°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | ![]() |
Province | Grosseto (GR) |
Comune | Castel del Piano |
Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 243 |
Demonym | Montenerini |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 58040 |
Dialing code | (+39) 0564 |
Montenero d'Orcia is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castel del Piano, province of Grosseto, in the area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 253.[1]
Montenero is about 44 km from Grosseto and 14 km from Castel del Piano, and it is situated on a hill between the valley of Orcia and Ombrone rivers.
Main sights
- Pieve di Santa Lucia (12th century), main parish church of the village, with a wooden Crocefisso by Ambrogio Lorenzetti
- Church of Madonna (16th century), former church now deconsecrated
- Walls of Montenero, old fortifications which surround the village since the 10th century
- Cassero Senese, a 13th-century fortress, it was re-built in the 15th century
- Museum of Vine and Wine, little museum of local history about the traditions of grape growing and wine production in Montenero
References
Bibliography
- Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997
- Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della Provincia di Grosseto, Nuova Immagine Editrice, Siena, 1999
See also
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