Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni
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Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni | |
|---|---|
 The old town of Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni | |
  Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni Location of Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 43°32′27″N 11°27′8″E / 43.54083°N 11.45222°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Tuscany |
| Province |  Arezzo |
| Comune | Cavriglia |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,242 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 52020 |
| Dialing code | 055 |
Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni is a village (frazione) in the comune of Cavriglia in the province of Arezzo in Tuscany, Italy. As of 2011, it had a population of 1,242.[1]
Starting from the mid-sixties, the town was gradually abandoned by the inhabitants due to excavation activity in favor of the nearby Camonti, a newly established hamlet.[2]
The church in the village is devoted to Saint Donatus of Arezzo.
Castelnuovo was one of the places in which the Cavriglia massacre took place. This massacre was carried out by units of the 1st Fallschirm-Panzer Division Hermann Göring on July 4, 1944, killing 173 people.
