San Valentino, Sorano

San Valentino 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 was 58.[1]

San Valentino is about 90 kilometres (56 miles) from Grosseto and 9 kilometres (5.6 miles) from Sorano. The village depended on the castle of Fregiano in the Middle Ages.[2] The territory of San Valentino includes the hamlets of Casetta, Case Rocchi, Pratolungo, Valle Castagneta and is known for the presence of Etruscan ruins dating from the 3rd century BC.

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References

  1. (Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Census 2001, Istat
  2. (Italian) Emanuele Repetti, San Valentino, Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.
  3. 1 2 (Italian) Parish of San Valentino, Diocese of Sovana-Pitigliano-Orbetello, official site

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Coordinates: 42°42′13″N 11°44′16″E / 42.70361°N 11.73778°E / 42.70361; 11.73778

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