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Frazione in Tuscany, Italy
Porrona
Frazione
The castle of PorronaThe castle of Porrona
Porrona is located in ItalyPorronaPorronaLocation of Porrona in Italy
Coordinates: 42°54′39″N 11°24′31″E / 42.91083°N 11.40861°E / 42.91083; 11.40861
CountryItaly
Region Tuscany
ProvinceGrosseto (GR)
ComuneCinigiano
Elevation254 m (833 ft)
Population
 • Total25
DemonymPorronesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code58040
Dialing code(+39) 0564

Porrona is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Cinigiano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 24.

Porrona is about 40 km from Grosseto and 4 km from Cinigiano, and it is situated along the road which links the Cipressino Provincial Road at Sant'Angelo Scalo to Cinigiano.

History

The village was born in the 13th century as a castle of the Republic of Siena. It has become the seat of notable Sienese families since the 14th century (Piccolomini, Tolomei).

Main sights

  • Pieve of San Donato (13th century), main parish church of the village, it is a notable Romanesque architecture.
  • Madonna delle Grazie (17th century), it was built as a chapel outside the walls.
  • Castle of Porrona (13th century), ancient Sienese building, it was re-built in the 16th century after the annexation to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. It was then restructured with Gothic Revival elements in the early 20th century.
  • Walls of Porrona, old fortifications which surround the village since 13th century.

References

  1. (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Census 2001, Istat
  2. (in Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Porrona», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.
  3. ^ Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, p. 175-178.
  4. ^ Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1999.

Bibliography

  • (in Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Porrona», 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. 175-178.
  • Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Florence, Le Lettere, 1997.
  • Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1999.

See also

Tuscany · Villages of the Province of Grosseto


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