Seggiano
Seggiano is a municipality with 1010 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the province of Grosseto, Tuscany region of Italy.
Geography
The municipality covers 50 km ². It is located about 40 km northeast of Grosseto and 100 km south of Florence near the Monte Amiata. The municipality is located in the Val d'Orcia and the vineyards of Montecucco. The rivers duck, Vetra and Vivo traverse the municipality. In the climatic classification of Italian municipalities is the place in Zone E, 2204 GG.
The only district is about 3 km south-east town located at the foot of the Amiata Pescina. It is situated at 747 meters above sea level and has about 150 inhabitants.
The neighboring municipalities are Abbadia San Salvatore ( SI), Castel del Piano and Castiglione d' Orcia (SI).
History
The first mention of the place is 903 as a possession of the monastery in Abbadia San Salvatore, and then succeeded in the early 13th century at the Abbey Sant 'Antimo and in the second half of the 13th century under the control of the Salimbeni in Siena. From the 15th century until the defeat of the Sienese Republic in 1555 against the Republic of Florence was Seggiano under the influence of the originating also from Siena Ugurgeri. After the Duchy of Tuscany is the place fell to as well ( such as Siena ).
Attractions
- Castello del Potentino, about 1 km south-west by the river Vivo location of Seggiano castle. Was first mentioned in 1042 and succeeded in the early 13th century by Otto IV in the sphere of influence of the Bishop of Chiusi. Under Warf to the Republic of Siena in 1213, but continued to maintain contacts with the Abbey in Abbadia San Salvatore and to the Aldobrandeschi. Fell in the 15th century finally to Siena and served as an outpost of Santa Maria della Scala.
- Chiesa del Corpus Domini, resulting in the 18th century church. 1869 restored
- Chiesa di San Bartolomeo church built in 1216, restored in 1860. If the work contains Madonna with Child in trono ei Santi Bartolomeo, Giovanni Evangelista and Michele Arcangelo by Bartolomeo Bulgarini
- Chiesa di Santa Maria in Villa, 1486 restored church, probably of earlier origin, contains the work of Madonna with Child by Andrea Vanni.
- Convento del Colombaio, already mentioned 1251 Convention of the Franciscans.
- Il Giardino, sculpture garden of the artist Daniel Spoerri.
- Oratorio di San Rocco Oratory, just outside the city walls near the Porta del Mercato. Emerged 1486-1490. Inside there are frescoes of the Senese artist Girolamo di Domenico are ( 1493 arose ).
- Santuario della Madonna della Carita, arisen 1588-1603 sanctuary just outside the city walls.