Montiano
The clock tower of Montiano
The clock tower of Montiano
Montiano is located in Italy
Montiano
Montiano
Location of Montiano in Italy
Coordinates: 42°38′47″N 11°13′25″E / 42.64639°N 11.22361°E / 42.64639; 11.22361
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
ProvinceGrosseto (GR)
ComuneMagliano in Toscana
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total505
DemonymMontianesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58052
Dialing code(+39) 0564

Montiano is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Magliano in Toscana, province of Grosseto, in the area of Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 465.[1]

Montiano is about 18 km from Grosseto and 9 km from Magliano in Toscana, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links the two towns.

Main sights

  • San Giovanni Battista (13th century), main parish church of the village.
  • San Giuseppe (16th century), it was restructured in the 19th century.
  • Clock tower (12th century), former seat of Aldobrandeschi family and then town hall, it's now a private house.
  • Castle of Montiano Vecchio, ruins of an ancient castle of the 12th century.
  • Walls of Montiano, old fortifications which surround the village since the 13th century.

References

Bibliography

  • Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.

See also


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