Baccinello
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Baccinello | |
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 The church of San Giovanni Bosco | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Tuscany |
| Province | Grosseto (GR) |
| Comune | Scansano |
| Elevation | 156 m (512 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 271 |
| Demonym | Baccinellini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 58054 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 0564 |
Baccinello is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Scansano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 284.[1]
Baccinello is about 24 km from Grosseto and 21 km from Scansano, and it is situated in a plain in the Trasubbie valley. The village became famous because, in 1958, a complete fossilized skeleton of Oreopithecus bambolii was found in one of the lignite mines.
Main sights
[edit | edit source]- San Giovanni Bosco, main parish church of the village, it was built in 1977
- Old lignite mine, one of the most important sites of lignite in Europe, it's now closed
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001 Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Istat
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.
- Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della Provincia di Grosseto, Nuova Immagine Editrice, Siena, 1999.
See also
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