Manciano (GR)
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| Comune di Manciano | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Province of Grosseto (GR) |
| Mayor | Rossano Galli |
| Elevation | 444 m |
| Area | 372.04 km² |
| Population | |
| - Total (as of 2004-12-31) | 7,207 |
| - Density | 19/km² |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Mancianesi |
| Dialing code | 0564 |
| Postal code | 58014 |
| Frazioni | Montemerano, Saturnia, Poggio Murella, Poggio Capanne, S. Martino sul Fiora, Marsiliana |
| Patron | St. Leonard |
| - Day | November 6 |
  Location of Manciano in Italy |
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| Website: www.comune.manciano.gr.it | |
Manciano is an Italian town and comune in the southern part of the (Tuscan) province of Grosseto. It has a population of c. 7,000.
Manciano is 18 km (11 mi) SW of Pitigliano and 40 km (25 mi) NE of Orbetello.
[edit] History and main sights
Manciano was once a fairly important market town for the area of the Albegna and Fiora valleys, with a stronghold already recorded in the 12th century. A brief occupation by Siena (1419‑1455) left the town an imposing fortress built around 1424.
The most important site in the comune is Saturnia, an old Etruscan town with medieval walls, remains of a Roman road, and best known for its thermal springs dating to the Roman period and still in use today. The comune is further known to students of Late Antiquity as the place where the famous silver platter of Ardabur Aspar, consul in 434, was found (in the Fosso Castione, a creek near Marsiliana).
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