Ribolla
Frazione in Tuscany, Italy
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Ribolla is a village in southern Tuscany, a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, in the province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 2,115.[1]
Ribolla | |
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The church of Santi Barbara and Paolo | |
  Ribolla Location of Ribolla in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°58′11″N 11°02′20″E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Tuscany |
| Province | Grosseto (GR) |
| Comune | Roccastrada |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,438 |
| Demonym | Ribollini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 58027 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 0564 |
In 1954, a mine exploded killing forty-three workers. The incident was reported by Luciano Bianciardi and Carlo Cassola in the essay I minatori della Maremma (The miners of Maremma), and has been a source of inspiration for Bianciardi's novel La vita agra and for the film of the same name directed by Carlo Lizzani.
Main sights
- Santi Barbara e Paolo, main parish church in Ribolla, it was designed by engineer Ernesto Ganelli and consecrated in 1941.
- Monumento al minatore ("Monument to the miner") by Vittorio Basaglia.
