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Comune in Tuscany, Italy
Roccalbegna
Comune di Roccalbegna
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Roccalbegna is located in Italy
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Roccalbegna is located in Tuscany
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Roccalbegna (Tuscany)
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Coordinates:42°47′N11°30′E / 42.783°N 11.500°E /42.783; 11.500
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
ProvinceGrosseto (GR)
FrazioniCana,Santa Caterina,Triana,Vallerona
Government
 • MayorMassimo Galli
Area
 • Total
124.86 km2 (48.21 sq mi)
Elevation
522 m (1,713 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2022)[2]
 • Total
921
 • Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Roccalbegnini, Rocchigiani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58053
Dialing code0564
Patron saintSt. Christopher
Saint day25 July
WebsiteOfficial website

Roccalbegna is acomune (municipality) in theProvince of Grosseto in theItalian regionTuscany, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) south ofFlorence and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east ofGrosseto.

History

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Roccalbegna was a fief of theAldobrandeschi in the Middle Ages; later it was part of theRepublic of Siena, until the latter's fall in the hands of theMedici, who sold the town to theCounty of Santa Fiora. In the 18th century it was returned to theGrand Duchy of Tuscany.

Frazioni

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The municipality is formed by the municipal seat of Roccalbegna and the villages (frazioni) ofCana,Santa Caterina,Triana andVallerona.

Main sights

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The Castle of Triana.

Roccalbegna is home to several notable fortifications, such as theCassero Senese (built in the 13th century by theAldobrandeschi, renovated in the 15th century) and theRocca Aldobrandesca, located on the hill overlooking the town and theAlbegna river (whence the town's name). Outside the town there is the largecastle of Triana (known from 760), also owned by the Aldobrandeschi and then by theSforza of Santa Fiora; it has maintained its medieval line of walls. The hamlet of Cana has also an Aldobrandeschi-built line of walls from the 13th century.

Also notable is the Romanesque-Gothic church ofSanti Pietro e Paolo (13th-14th centuries, modified in the 18th century). It has a large Gothic portal surmounted by arose window. It houses some parts of a polyptych byAmbrogio Lorenzetti (c. 1340), aPietà byAlessandro Casolani and a 15th-century small fresc ofMadonna with Saints.

References

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  1. ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved16 March 2019.
  2. ^All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical instituteIstat.

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