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Montevitozzo is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Sorano, province of Grosseto, in the tuff area of southern Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 106.〔 (Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Census 2001 ), Istat〕 Montevitozzo is about 80 km from Grosseto and 12 km from Sorano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Sorano to Castell'Azzara. The village was founded by the Aldobrandeschi in the 12th century and then conquered by Orvieto in 1284. It was then held by the Republic of Siena (15th century), by the Orsini from Pitigliano (16th century) and by the Medicis (17th century).〔 Emanuele Repetti, «(Montevitozzo )», ''Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana'', 1833-1846.〕 The territory of Montevitozzo is composed also by the hamlets of ''Casa della Fonte'', ''Casella'', ''Cerretino'', ''Le Capannelle'', ''Le Porcarecce'', ''Il Poggio'', ''Marcelli'' and ''Ronzinami''. == Main sights == * Church of ''San Giacomo'' (13th century), main parish church of the village, it was built in the late 14th century and then restructured many times.〔 (Parish of Montevitozzo ), Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello, official site.〕 * Church of ''Immacolata Concezione'' (19th century)〔 * Chapel of ''Sant'Antonio Abate'', small church in the hamlet of ''Marcelli''.〔 * ''Villa Orsini'' (16th century), fortified villa built by the Orsini family during the Renaissance.〔 (Montevitozzo ), Sorano official website.〕 * Castle of Montevitozzo, commonly known as ''Roccaccia'', it is the old castle of the village situated on the top of the Monte Vitozzo. It's now in ruins.〔〔Giuseppe Guerrini, ''Torri e castelli della provincia di Grosseto'', Siena, Nuova Immagine Editrice, 1999.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Montevitozzo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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