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Porrona

Porrona
Frazione
The castle of Porrona
The castle of Porrona
Porrona is located in Italy
Porrona
Porrona
Location of Porrona in Italy
Coordinates: 42°54′39″N 11°24′31″E / 42.91083°N 11.40861°E / 42.91083; 11.40861Coordinates: 42°54′39″N 11°24′31″E / 42.91083°N 11.40861°E / 42.91083; 11.40861
Country  Italy
Region  Tuscany
Province Grosseto (GR)
Comune Cinigiano
Elevation 254 m (833 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 25
Demonym(s) Porronesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 58040
Dialing code (+39) 0564

Porrona is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Cinigiano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 24.

Porrona is about 40 km from Grosseto and 4 km from Cinigiano, and it is situated along the road which links the Cipressino Provincial Road at Sant'Angelo Scalo to Cinigiano.

The village was born in the 13th century as a castle of the Republic of Siena. It has become the seat of notable Sienese families since the 14th century (Piccolomini, Tolomei).



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