Petricci is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Semproniano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 168.[1]
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  Petricci Location of Petricci in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°45′31″N 11°33′25″E / 42.75861°N 11.55694°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Tuscany |
| Province | Grosseto (GR) |
| Comune | Semproniano |
| Elevation | 732 m (2,402 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 121 |
| Demonym | Petricciai |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 58055 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 0564 |
Petricci is about 55 km from Grosseto and 5 km from Semproniano. The village was founded in 1785[2] and it is divided into four borgate (hamlets): Il Crognolo, La Croce, La Macina and La Piana.
Main sights
edit- Church of San Giuseppe (18th century), it is the main parish church of the village. The bell tower was built in 1881 and completed in 1925.[3]
- Convent of San Giusto, situated outside the village, it's now in ruins.
References
edit- ^ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Census 2001, Istat
- ^ (in Italian) History of Petricci, Petricci website.
- ^ Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, p. 244.
Bibliography
edit- Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, p. 244.
- Ippolito Corridori, Lorenzo Galeazzi, Petricci: un popolo, un territorio, 200 anni di storia, Siena, Il Leccio, 2006.
- Claudia Cinquemani Dragoni, Petricci, nel ruvido incanto di un paese di pietra, oltre gli occhi del Guardiano, in "Le Antiche Dogane", Montemerano, Aldo Sara Editore, April 2010.
See also
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