Massa Marittima
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| Comune di Massa Marittima | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Lucca (LU) |
| Mayor | Lidia Bai (since June 2004) |
| Elevation | 380 m |
| Area | 283.73 km² |
| Population | |
| - Total (as of 2001) | 8,779 |
| - Density | 31/km² |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Massetani |
| Dialing code | 0566 |
| Postal code | 58024 |
| Frazioni | Prata, Tatti, Niccioleta, Valpiana |
| Patron | Saint Cerbone |
| - Day | October 10 |
| Website: www.comune.massamarittima.gr.it | |
Massa Marittima is a town and commune of the province of Grosseto, southern Tuscany, Italy, 49 km NNW of the capital of Grosseto.
There are mineral springs, mines of iron, mercury, lignite and copper, with foundries, ironworks and olive-oil mills. At Follonica, on the coast, are the furnaces in which are smelted the iron ore of Elba.
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Attractions include:
- The 13th century cathedral containing a Romanesque font (1267 with a cover of 1447) and a Gothic reliquary (1324) of Saint Cerbone, to whom the cathedral is dedicated. The battlemented municipal palace of the 13th century is picturesque.
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Massa Marittima was the birthplace, in 1380, of San Bernardino da Siena.
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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[edit] External links
- Walking in Massa Marittima
- Massa Marittima art pictures
- Massa Marittima in Tuscany: accommodations, vacation rentals, architecture, food, wine (English)
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