Torniella

Torniella
Frazione
View of Torniella
Torniella
Location of Torniella in Italy
Coordinates: 43°4′26″N 11°9′14″E / 43.07389°N 11.15389°E / 43.07389; 11.15389Coordinates: 43°4′26″N 11°9′14″E / 43.07389°N 11.15389°E / 43.07389; 11.15389
Country  Italy
Region  Tuscany
Province Grosseto (GR)
Comune Roccastrada
Elevation 441 m (1,447 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 294
Demonym(s) Torniellini
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 58036
Dialing code (+39) 0564

Torniella is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 323.[1]

Torniella is about 46 km from Grosseto and 10 km from Roccastrada, and it is situated in the heart of La Pietra and Farma nature reserves.

Main sights

  • San Giovanni Battista (14th century), main parish church of the village.
  • Church of Immacolata Concezione, or Santi Fabiano e Sebastiano (17th century).
  • Walls of Torniella, old fortifications which surround the village since 11th century.

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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