Castel del Piano

Comune in Tuscany, Italy

42°53′27″N 11°32′22″E / 42.89083°N 11.53944°E / 42.89083; 11.53944CountryItalyRegionTuscanyProvinceGrosseto (GR)FrazioniMontegiovi, Montenero d'OrciaGovernment • MayorMichele BartaliniArea • Total67.77 km² (26.17 sq mi)Elevation637 m (2,090 ft)Population • Total4,814 • Density71/km² (180/sq mi)DemonymCasteldelpianesi or CioliTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeDialing code0564Patron saintMaria Santissima delle GrazieSaint daySeptember 8WebsiteOfficial website

Castel del Piano is a town and comune (municipality) of Province of Grosseto in the Tuscany, central Italy.

History

The area of Castel del Piano is known to have been inhabited in prehistoric times, but the town itself is mentioned for the first time in a document from 890 AD. From 1175 to 1321 it was a possession of the Aldobrandeschi family. After the fall of the Republic of Siena, it became part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

Government

Frazioni

The municipality is formed by the municipal seat of Castel del Piano and the villages (frazioni) of Montegiovi and Montenero d'Orcia.

List of mayors

Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
Alvaro Giannelli	1975	1985	Italian Communist Party
Elia Francesco Forti	1985	1995	Italian Socialist Party
Mario Rotellini	1995	1999	Italian People's Party
Franco Ulivieri	1999	2009	Democrats of the Left
Claudio Franci	2009	2019	Democratic Party
Michele Bartalini	2019	Incumbent	Civic

Culture

The city is divided into four contrade (quarters) which take part in a palio held every 8 September. The palio was raced for the first time in 1402.

The contrade are:

• Borgo
• Monumento
• Poggio
• Storte

Main sights

• Chiesa della Propositura (15th century church)
• Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie

See also

• Monte Amiata

External links

• Southern Tuscany - Map It Out! Useful travel information and updated events in Castel del Piano and Southern Tuscany

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