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Frazione in Tuscany, Italy
Santa Caterina
Frazione
The church of Santa Caterina delle RuoteThe church of Santa Caterina delle Ruote
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Coordinates: 42°47′14″N 11°29′10″E / 42.78722°N 11.48611°E / 42.78722; 11.48611
CountryItaly
Region Tuscany
ProvinceGrosseto (GR)
ComuneRoccalbegna
Elevation675 m (2,215 ft)
Population
 • Total272
DemonymSantacaterinesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code58053
Dialing code(+39) 0564

Santa Caterina is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccalbegna, province of Grosseto, in the southern area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 110.

Santa Caterina is about 40 km from Grosseto and 3 km from Roccalbegna.

Main sights

  • Santa Caterina, main parish of the village, it was built in the 1960s.
  • Santa Caterina delle Ruote, little chapel of 16th century.
  • Museum of Focarazza, ethnografic museum about rural life and the traditional fire ritual of Santa Caterina.

References

  1. (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat

See also

Tuscany · Villages of the Province of Grosseto


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