Sassofortino

43°1′33″N 11°6′44″E / 43.02583°N 11.11222°E / 43.02583; 11.11222Country ItalyRegion TuscanyProvinceGrosseto (GR)ComuneRoccastradaElevation560 m (1,840 ft)Population • Total748DemonymSassofortinesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeDialing code(+39) 0564

Sassofortino is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 815.^[1]

Sassofortino is a hilly medieval village situated about 33 km from Grosseto and 8 km from Roccastrada.

Main sights

• San Michele Arcangelo (14th century), main parish church of the village. It was restructured in 1893.
• Castle of Sassoforte, an 11th-century fortress, now in ruins.

References

Sources

• Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.
• Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della Provincia di Grosseto, Nuova Immagine Editrice, Siena, 1999.

See also

• Montemassi
• Piloni
• Ribolla
• Roccatederighi
• Sticciano
• Torniella