Montelaterone Explained
| Montelaterone |
| Coordinates: | 42.8875°N 11.5125°W |
| Province: | Grosseto (GR) |
| Comune: | Arcidosso |
| Elevation M: | 670 |
| Population Total: | 283 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Gentilic: | Montelateronesi |
| Postal Code: | 58030 |
| Area Code: | 0564 |
Montelaterone (pronounced as /it/) is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Arcidosso, province of Grosseto, in the area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 283.[1]
Montelaterone is about 52 km from Grosseto and 4 km from Arcidosso, and it is situated on a sandstone peak between the valleys of Ente and Zancona rivers.
Main sights
- Church of San Clemente (14th century), main parish church of the village
- Church of Madonna della Misericordia (17th century), with frescoes by Francesco and Giuseppe Nicola Nasini
- Chapel of Santa Lucia in Stiacciaie (14th century)
- Pieve of Santa Maria a Lamula (12th century), between Montelaterone and Arcidosso, it is an important and ancient Romanesque church.
- Palazzo Pretorio (13th century), ancient city hall
- Walls of Montelaterone, old fortifications which surround the village since 11th century
- Cassero Senese, a 13th-century fortress
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
Notes and References
- Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat.
