San Rocco a Pilli explained

San Rocco a Pilli
Coordinates:43.2567°N 11.285°W
Province:Siena (SI)
Comune:Sovicille
Siena (partially)
Elevation M:258
Population Total:2579
Population As Of:2011
Gentilic:Sanrocchini / Sarrocchini

San Rocco a Pilli is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Sovicille, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 2,288.[1]

History

The discovery of objects of Etruscan and Roman origins demonstrates how the area where the town is located has been inhabited since ancient times.[2]

Sports

Tuscany Camp, an elite athletics training camp that hosts many Ugandan and Burundian athletes, is based in San Rocco a Pilli.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Popolazione residente - Siena (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat.
  2. San Rocco A Pilli on comune.sovicille.siena.it.
  3. Web site: Tuscany Camp’s Champions. Tuscany Camp. 2022-12-07.