Castel del Piano is a town and comune (municipality) of Province of Grosseto in the Tuscany, central Italy.
Castel del Piano | |
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Comune di Castel del Piano | |
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Coordinates: 42°53′27″N 11°32′22″E / 42.89083°N 11.53944°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Province | Grosseto (GR) |
Frazioni | Montegiovi, Montenero d'Orcia |
Government | |
• Mayor | Michele Bartalini |
Area | |
• Total | 67.77 km2 (26.17 sq mi) |
Elevation | 637 m (2,090 ft) |
Population (31 May 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 4,814 |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Demonym | Casteldelpianesi or Cioli |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 58033 |
Dialing code | 0564 |
Patron saint | Maria Santissima delle Grazie |
Saint day | September 8 |
Website | Official website |
History
editThe area of Castel del Piano is known to have been inhabited in prehistoric times, but the town itself is mentioned for the first time in a document from 890 AD. From 1175 to 1321 it was a possession of the Aldobrandeschi family. After the fall of the Republic of Siena, it became part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
Government
editFrazioni
editThe municipality is formed by the municipal seat of Castel del Piano and the villages (frazioni) of Montegiovi and Montenero d'Orcia.
List of mayors
editMayor | Term start | Term end | Party |
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Alvaro Giannelli | 1975 | 1985 | Italian Communist Party |
Elia Francesco Forti | 1985 | 1995 | Italian Socialist Party |
Mario Rotellini | 1995 | 1999 | Italian People's Party |
Franco Ulivieri | 1999 | 2009 | Democrats of the Left |
Claudio Franci | 2009 | 2019 | Democratic Party |
Michele Bartalini | 2019 | Incumbent | Civic |
Culture
editThe city is divided into four contrade (quarters) which take part in a palio held every 8 September. The palio was raced for the first time in 1402.
The contrade are:
- Borgo
- Monumento
- Poggio
- Storte
Main sights
edit- Chiesa della Propositura (15th century church)
- Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie
See also
editExternal links
edit- Southern Tuscany - Map It Out! Useful travel information and updated events in Castel del Piano and Southern Tuscany
Media related to Castel del Piano at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.