Montorgiali Explained

Montorgiali
Coordinates:	42.7383°N 11.2992°W
Province:	Grosseto (GR)
Comune:	Scansano
Elevation M:	330
Population Total:	162
Population As Of:	2011
Gentilic:	Montorgialesi
Postal Code:	58054
Area Code:	(+39) 0564

Montorgiali 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 141.^[1]

Montorgiali is about 21 km from Grosseto and 10 km from Scansano, and it is situated on a hill along the Scansanese Provincial Road.

Main sights

• San Biagio (12th century), main parish church of the village
• Sanctuary of San Giorgio, old pieve during the Middle Ages, it is now a sanctuary dedicated to Saint George who, according to legend, defeated a dragon
• Castle of Montorgiali (12th century), main palace in the village

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

• Baccinello
• Murci
• Pancole, Scansano
• Poggioferro
• Polveraia
• Pomonte, Scansano
• Preselle

Notes and References

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