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Fonteblanda 
Summary
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 | |
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 A beach in Fonteblanda | |
  Fonteblanda Location of Fonteblanda in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°34′N 11°10′E / 42.567°N 11.167°E | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region |  Tuscany |
| Province | Grosseto (GR) |
| Comune | Orbetello |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,088 |
| Demonym | Fonteblandini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 58015 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 0564 |
Fonteblanda is easily reached from Via Aurelia, and is about 25 km from Grosseto and 10 km from Orbetello.
Main sights edit
- 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 edit
References edit
- ^ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001 Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Istat.
External links edit
- Tourism in Orbetello
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