Porrona
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Porrona | |
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.jpg) The castle of Porrona | |
  Porrona Location of Porrona in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°54′39″N 11°24′31″E / 42.91083°N 11.40861°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Tuscany |
| Province | Grosseto (GR) |
| Comune | Cinigiano |
| Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 25 |
| Demonym | Porronesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 58040 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 0564 |
Porrona is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Cinigiano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 24.[1]
Porrona is about 40 km from Grosseto and 4 km from Cinigiano, and it is situated along the road which links the Cipressino Provincial Road at Sant'Angelo Scalo to Cinigiano.
The village was born in the 13th century as a castle of the Republic of Siena. It has become the seat of notable Sienese families since the 14th century (Piccolomini, Tolomei).[2]
Main sights
- Pieve of San Donato (13th century), main parish church of the village, it is a notable Romanesque architecture.[3]
- Madonna delle Grazie (17th century), it was built as a chapel outside the walls.[3]
- Castle of Porrona (13th century), ancient Sienese building, it was re-built in the 16th century after the annexation to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. It was then restructured with Gothic Revival elements in the early 20th century.[3][4]
- Walls of Porrona, old fortifications which surround the village since 13th century.[3][4]
