Tatti, Massa Marittima

Summary

Tatti is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Massa Marittima, province of Grosseto, in the area of the Colline Metallifere. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 231.[1]

Tatti
View of Tatti
View of Tatti
Tatti is located in Italy
Tatti
Tatti
Location of Tatti in Italy
Coordinates: 43°01′21″N 11°01′39″E / 43.02250°N 11.02750°E / 43.02250; 11.02750
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
ProvinceGrosseto (GR)
ComuneMassa Marittima
Elevation
412 m (1,352 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total209
DemonymTatterini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58040

Tatti is about 37 km from Grosseto and 20 km from Massa Marittima, and it is a small medieval village (11th century) situated on a hill of Colline Metallifere.

Main sights edit

  • Santa Maria Assunta, main parish church of the village, it was built in the 12th century and rebuilt in the 19th century in a Neoclassical style.[2]
  • San Sebastiano, an ancient little church restructured in the 18th century.[2]
  • Santissima Annunziata, a church of medieval origins, it is situated outside the centre of the village.[2]
  • Rocca Aldobrandesca, a 13th-century fortress built by the Aldobrandeschi.
  • Walls of Tatti, old fortifications which surround the village since the 9th century (rebuilt in the 13th century).[2]

References edit

  1. ^ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat
  2. ^ a b c d Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, pp. 51-52.

Bibliography edit

  • Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, pp. 51–52.
  • Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.

See also edit