Sassofortino Explained

Sassofortino
Coordinates:	43.0258°N 11.1122°W
Province:	Grosseto (GR)
Comune:	Roccastrada
Elevation M:	560
Population Total:	748
Population As Of:	2011
Gentilic:	Sassofortinesi
Postal Code:	58036
Area Code:	(+39) 0564

Sassofortino 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 815.^[1]

Sassofortino is a hilly medieval village situated about 33 km from Grosseto and 8 km from Roccastrada.

Main sights

• San Michele Arcangelo (14th century), main parish church of the village. It was restructured in 1893.
• Castle of Sassoforte, an 11th-century fortress, now in ruins.

Sources

• 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

• Montemassi
• Piloni
• Ribolla
• Roccatederighi
• Sticciano
• Torniella

Notes and References

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