Fonteblanda

Frazione in Tuscany, Italy
42°34′N 11°10′E / 42.567°N 11.167°E / 42.567; 11.167Country ItalyRegion TuscanyProvinceGrosseto (GR)ComuneOrbetelloElevation
13 m (43 ft)Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,088DemonymFonteblandiniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
58015
Dialing code(+39) 0564

Fonteblanda is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Orbetello, province of Grosseto, in the Tuscan Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 904.[1]

Fonteblanda is easily reached from Via Aurelia, and is about 25 km from Grosseto and 10 km from Orbetello.

Main sights

  • Santa Maria Goretti, main parish church in the village, it was designed by engineer Ernesto Ganelli in 1950 and consecrated in 1980.
  • Santa Maria dell'Osa, notable contemporary architecture designed by architect Ico Parisi in 1963.
  • Poggio Talamonaccio: an Etruscan archaeological site.

See also

References

  1. ^ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001 Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Istat.

External links

  • Tourism in Orbetello
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