Poderi di Montemerano
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Poderi di Montemerano | |
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  Poderi di Montemerano Location of Poderi di Montemerano in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°36′40″N 11°30′22″E / 42.61111°N 11.50611°E | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region |  Tuscany |
| Province | Grosseto (GR) |
| Comune | Manciano |
| Elevation | 336 m (1,102 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 106 |
| Demonym | Poderani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 58050 |
Poderi di Montemerano is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Manciano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 84.[1]
Poderi di Montemerano is about 50 km from Grosseto and 4 km from Manciano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Scansano to Manciano, at the foot of the hill of Montemerano.[2] The village was born in the late 16th century as Poderi di Sotto, and it significantly developed in the 18th century.[2][3]
Main sights[edit]
- Santa Maria degli Angeli (20th century), main parish church of the village, it was built in 1955. Its architecture is inspired by the Romanesque style.[2][4]
- Castelletto Santarelli, one of the oldest buildings in the village, it dates back to the 18th century.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat.
- ^ a b c d (in Italian) Poderi di Montemerano, Tourism in Manciano.
- ^ a b (in Italian) Poderi di Montemerano, Manciano official website.
- ^ (in Italian) Parish of Poderi di Montemerano, Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello, official website.
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