Prata, Massa Marittima

Prata
Frazione
View of Prata
Prata
Location of Prata in Italy
Coordinates: 43°04′59″N 10°59′07″E / 43.08306°N 10.98528°E / 43.08306; 10.98528Coordinates: 43°04′59″N 10°59′07″E / 43.08306°N 10.98528°E / 43.08306; 10.98528
Country  Italy
Region  Tuscany
Province Grosseto (GR)
Comune Massa Marittima
Elevation 620 m (2,030 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 584
Demonym(s) 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

  • 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

  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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