Seggiano
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| Comune di Seggiano | ||
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 Seggiano
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| Coordinates: 42°55′N 11°33′E / 42.917°N 11.550°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Tuscany | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Grosseto (GR) | |
| Frazioni | Pescina | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 49.6 km2 (19.2 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 491 m (1,611 ft) | |
| Population (31 May 2009) | ||
| • Total | 984 | |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Seggianesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 58038 | |
| Dialing code | 0564 | |
Seggiano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Florence and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Grosseto.
The center is situated on the foothills of the north-western hills of Monte Amiata in a dominating position with respect to the underlying course of the Orcia river and its tributaries, Vivo and Ente.
Seggiano borders the following municipalities: Abbadia San Salvatore, Castel del Piano, Castiglione d'Orcia.
Near Seggiano is the "Giardino di Daniel Spoerri", a sculpture garden by the artist Daniel Spoerri.
The municipality covers an area of less than 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi), between the north-west slopes of the volcanic massif of Monte Amiata and a section of the Val d'Orcia, the point at which creeps from the province of Siena towards that of Grosseto. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Castiglione d'Orcia and the province of Siena, in the east with the same province and the municipality of Abbadia San Salvatore, while to the south and west borders the town of Castel del Piano.
With the exception of units of low hill near the beds of rivers, the region extends mainly in hilly and mountainous odds, but good exposure allows the cultivation of a species of olive, Olivastra Seggianese, called up to elevations of low mountains, managing to produce an oil of excellent quality.
The center was built in the early 10th century as a possession of the abbey of San Salvatore al Monte Amiata, which gave a thousand years after the rights of the Abbey of Saint Antimo.
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