Casone
Frazione in Tuscany, Italy
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Casone is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Pitigliano, province of Grosseto, in the tuff area of southern Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 130.[1]
Casone | |
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The church of San Paolo della Croce | |
  Casone Location of Casone in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°39′3″N 11°46′12″E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Tuscany |
| Province | Grosseto (GR) |
| Comune | Pitigliano |
| Elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 124 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 58017 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 0564 |
Casone is about 80 km from Grosseto and 9 km from Pitigliano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Pitigliano to the province of Viterbo and Lazio.
Main sights
- San Paolo della Croce, main church of the village, it was entirely re-built in the early 20th century in a Romanesque Revival style
- Casone War Memorial, memorial stone in remembrance of the fallen of the two world wars
