Prata, Massa Marittima
Appearance
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Coordinates: 43°04′59″N 10°59′07″E / 43.08306°N 10.98528°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | ![]() |
Province | Grosseto (GR) |
Comune | Massa Marittima |
Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 584 |
Demonym | Pratigiani |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 58020 |
Prata is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Massa Marittima, province of Grosseto, in the area of the Colline Metallifere. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 559.[1]
Prata is about 48 km from Grosseto and 12 km from Massa Marittima, and it is a small medieval village (12th century) situated on a hill of Colline Metallifere.
Main sights
[edit]- Santa Maria Assunta, main parish church of the village, it was originally built as a pieve in the 12th century.
- Ruins of Cassero, a 13th-century fortress.
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.
See also
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