Poggioferro

Frazione in Tuscany, Italy
42°42′7″N 11°22′19″E / 42.70194°N 11.37194°E / 42.70194; 11.37194Country ItalyRegion TuscanyProvinceGrosseto (GR)ComuneScansanoElevation
488 m (1,601 ft)Population
 (2011)
 • Total197DemonymPoggioferriniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
58054
Dialing code(+39) 0564

Poggioferro is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Scansano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 205.[1]

Poggioferro is about 32 km from Grosseto and 6 km from Scansano, and it is situated on the hills along the Amiatina Provincial Road.

Main sights

  • Santa Croce, main parish church of the village, it was built in 18th century and renovated in 1933.

References

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

Bibliography

  • Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.
  • Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della Provincia di Grosseto, Nuova Immagine Editrice, Siena, 1999.

See also

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