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Sassetta, Tuscany

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Sassetta
Comune di Sassetta
Location of Sassetta
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Sassetta is located in Italy
Sassetta
Sassetta
Location of Sassetta in Italy
Sassetta is located in Tuscany
Sassetta
Sassetta
Sassetta (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 43°8′N 10°39′E / 43.133°N 10.650°E / 43.133; 10.650
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
ProvinceLivorno (LI)
Government
 • MayorLuciano Cencioni
Area
 • Total26.6 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
Elevation
330 m (1,080 ft)
Population
 (January 2017)[2]
 • Total503
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
DemonymSassetani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
57020
Dialing code0565
Patron saintSt. Roch
Saint day16 August
WebsiteOfficial website

Sassetta is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 90 kilometres (56 miles) southwest of Florence and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Livorno.

Sassetta borders the following municipalities: Castagneto Carducci, Monteverdi Marittimo, Suvereto.

History

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Sassetta was an important castle of the Pisan Republic, demolished in 1503 after the Florentine conquest. In 1516 the original lords of the village, the Pisans Orlandi della Sassetta were also exiled. From the 16th century the village belonged to the Ramirez de Montalvo family of Spanish origin, who arrived in Florence with the court of Eleonora da Toledo who married the Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I de' Medici.

References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Istat