Castell'Ottieri

Castell'Ottieri 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 195.[1]

Castell'Ottieri
Frazione
The Rocca degli Ottieri
The Rocca degli Ottieri
Castell'Ottieri is located in Italy
Castell'Ottieri
Castell'Ottieri
Location of Castell'Ottieri in Italy
Coordinates: 42°43′54″N 11°45′5″E
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
ProvinceGrosseto (GR)
ComuneSorano
Elevation
472 m (1,549 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total163
DemonymCastellesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58010
Dialing code(+39) 0564

Castell'Ottieri is about 90 km from Grosseto and 10 km from Sorano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Sorano to Castell'Azzara. Ancient capital of the small County of Ottieri, Castell'Ottieri is now a pittoresque Renaissance village.[2]

Main sights
  • San Bartolomeo (16th century), main parish church of the village, it was built in 1590 and contains some Baroque paintings.
  • Santa Maria (17th century)
  • Rocca degli Ottieri, old castle built by Aldobrandeschis in the Middle Ages, it was re-built during the Renaissance by the Ottieri, as the seat of the county.

References
  1. (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Census 2001, Istat
  2. (in Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Castell'Ottieri Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.

Bibliography
  • (in Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Castell'Ottieri», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833–1846.
  • Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Florence, Le Lettere, 1997.

See also
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