Coordinates: 42°53′18″N 10°58′41″E / 42.88833°N 10.97806°E / 42.88833; 10.97806

Grilli, Gavorrano

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Grilli
Frazione
The church of Santa Rita
The church of Santa Rita
Grilli is located in Italy
Grilli
Grilli
Location of Grilli in Italy
Coordinates: 42°53′18″N 10°58′41″E / 42.88833°N 10.97806°E / 42.88833; 10.97806
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
ProvinceGrosseto (GR)
ComuneGavorrano
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total252
DemonymGrillesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58023

Grilli is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Gavorrano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 268.[1]

Grilli is about 25 km from Grosseto and 10 km from Gavorrano, and it is situated in a plain between the hills of Giuncarico, Caldana and Vetulonia. The village was born in the 19th century as an industrial centre related to the mines of Gavorrano.

Main sights

  • Church of Santa Rita da Cascia, main church of the village, it was built in 1969.[2][3]
  • Farm of Lupo (19th century), old estate with a manor house, a chapel, a clock tower, a well and a guard shed (casello idraulico) for the water control.[4]

References

  1. ^ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001 Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Istat.
  2. ^ Tacconi, Adelmo (1969). "La chiesa di S. Rita da Cascia in località Grilli". Rivista diocesana della Diocesi di Grosseto e Abbazia delle Tre Fontane in Toscana. Vol. IV, no. 11.
  3. ^ Guerrini, Giuseppe (1996). La Diocesi di Grosseto. Parrocchie, chiese e altri luoghi di culto, dalle origini ai nostri giorni. Roccastrada: Il mio amico. p. 87.
  4. ^ (in Italian) Farm of Lupo n.00353628 Archived 2014-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, Soprintendenza per i Beni Architettonici e per il Paesaggio per le province di Siena e Grosseto, official site.

Bibliography

  • Tacconi, Adelmo (1969). "La chiesa di S. Rita da Cascia in località Grilli". Rivista diocesana della Diocesi di Grosseto e Abbazia delle Tre Fontane in Toscana. Vol. IV, no. 11.
  • Guerrini, Giuseppe (1996). La Diocesi di Grosseto. Parrocchie, chiese e altri luoghi di culto, dalle origini ai nostri giorni. Roccastrada: Il mio amico.

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