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Poggio Capanne is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Manciano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 101.〔 (Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001 ), Istat.〕 Poggio Capanne is about 60 km from Grosseto and 18 km from Manciano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Montemerano to Sovana, at the top of a small hill ("''poggio''") in the valley of Albegna.〔 Emanuele Repetti, «(Poggio Capanne )», ''Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana'', 1833-1846.〕 The village, formerly known as ''Capanne di Saturnia'' and then just as ''Capanne'', was born in the 15th century as a rural hamlet of shepherds and farmers dependent on the town of Saturnia.〔 (Capanne ), Manciano official website.〕 == Main sights == * Church of ''Visitazione di Maria'' (16th century), main parish church of the village, it was built in 1570.〔〔 (Parish of Poggio Capanne ), Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello, official website.〕〔Bruno Santi, ''Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto'', Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, p. 291.〕 * ''Casa Luciani'', one of the oldest buildings in the village, it was built in 1500, as indicated on the facade. It hosted also the canonica.〔〔 * Old prison of Saturnia (16th century), it is situated in the main square, left to the church.〔 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「Poggio Capanne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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