Pian d'Alma

Pian d'Alma
Frazione
The church of Madonna del Rosario
Pian d'Alma
Location of Pian d'Alma in Italy
Coordinates: 42°50′28″N 10°48′59″E / 42.84111°N 10.81639°E / 42.84111; 10.81639Coordinates: 42°50′28″N 10°48′59″E / 42.84111°N 10.81639°E / 42.84111; 10.81639
Country  Italy
Region  Tuscany
Province Grosseto (GR)
Comune Castiglione della Pescaia
Elevation 17 m (56 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 100
Demonym(s) Piandalmini
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 58043
Dialing code (+39) 0564

Pian d'Alma is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comuni of Castiglione della Pescaia and Scarlino, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 24.[1]

Pian d'Alma is about 38 km from Grosseto, 17 km from Castiglione della Pescaia and 14 km from Scarlino, and it is situated in a plain, called padule Pian d'Alma, at the bottom of the hill of Poggio Ballone, near to the Tyrrhenian Sea. The plain is crossed by the Alma river.

Main sights

  • Madonna del Rosario, main parish church of the village, it was designed by engineer Ernesto Ganelli in 1958.
  • Tower of Alma (10th century), ancient watchtower situated along the village's main street, it is now transformed into a private house.
  • Tower of Civette (14th century), old coastal tower, it is located by the sea near to the mouth of Alma river.
  • Castle of Maus (11th century), ruins of a fortress situated on the wooded hills which surround the village.

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

See also

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