Sassofortino

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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

Church of 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.

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.

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