Province of Grosseto

The Province of Grosseto (Italian: Provincia di Grosseto) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Grosseto. As of 2013 the province had a total population of 225,098 people.[1]

Province of Grosseto

Provincia di Grosseto
Province
Map highlighting the location of the province of Grosseto in Italy
Country Italy
RegionTuscany
Capital(s)Grosseto
Comuni28
Government
 • PresidentAntonfrancesco Vivarelli Colonna
Area
 • Total4,504 km2 (1,739 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total225,098
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58010-58012, 58014-58015, 58017, 58019-58020, 58022-58026, 58031, 58033-58034, 58036-58038, 58042-58045, 58051, 58053-58055
Telephone prefix0564, 0566
Vehicle registrationGR
ISTAT053
Websitewww.provincia.grosseto.it (in Italian)

Geography
Map showing the position of the province in Tuscany.

The Province of Grosseto completely occupies the southern end of Tuscany, and with a territorial area of 4,504 square kilometres (1,739 sq mi), it is the most extensive in the region and one of the least dense in population in Italy. The province is bordered to the northwest by the Province of Livorno, to the north by the Province of Pisa, to the northeast by the Province of Siena, and to the southeast by the Province of Viterbo in Lazio. To the south is the Tyrrhenian Sea, which includes the southern islands of the Tuscan archipelago, including Isola del Giglio[2] and the smaller Giannutri islands and Formiche di Grosseto and Formica di Burano. The Arcipelago Toscano National Park spans both the provinces of Grosseto and Livorno, and includes the seven main islands of the Tuscan Archipelago: Elba, Isola del Giglio, Capraia, Montecristo, Pianosa, Giannutri, Gorgona, and some of the minor islands and rock outcrops.[3] The highest point in the park is Mount Capanne, at 1,019 metres (3,343 ft) in elevation, on the island of Elba.[4]

The Colline Metallifere (Metalliferous Hills) line the border in the south with Lazio, and contain the Natural Park of Maremma, that protects also some of the remainings of the large swamps that once covered the area. Other protected areas are the Diaccia Botrona marshland.[5] The principal rivers are the Ombrone,[6] Fiora, Albegna, Pecora, Bruna, Merse, Lente, Farma and Chiarone. The coastline between the Gulf of Follonica and the mouth of the Chiarone is dominated by blue waters and pine forests, and is home to resorts such as Marina di Grosseto, Principina a Mare, Castiglione della Pescaia, Punta Ala, Puntone di Scarlino and Talamone.[7] Lakes include Lago dell'Accesa, Lago di Burano, Lago di San Floriano and Lago Acquato. Also of note is the volcanic cone of Mount Amiata, Bandite di Scarlino (213 m), Promontorio di Punta Ala e delle Rocchette (350 m), Monti dell'Uccellina (417 m), Monte Argentario (635 m), and Promontorio di Ansedonia (113 m).

Comuni

There are 28 comuni (singular: comune) in the province.[8] As of June 2014, the main comuni by population are:

Commune Population
Grosseto 82,284
Follonica 21,770
Orbetello 14,911
Monte Argentario 12,866
Roccastrada 9,274
Gavorrano 8,727
Massa Marittima 8,600
Manciano 7,386
Castiglione della Pescaia 7,382

This is the complete list of comuni in the province of Grosseto:

Frazioni

This is the complete list of the frazioni (singular: frazione) – towns and villages – in the province of Grosseto:

Government

List of Presidents of the Province of Grosseto
  President Term start Term end Party
1 Emilio Suardi 1951 1952 Italian Communist Party
2 Mario Ferri 1952 1967 Italian Socialist Party
3 Antonio Palandri 1967 1970 Italian Communist Party
4 Luciano Giorgi 1970 1980 Italian Socialist Party
5 Claudio Asta 1980 1983 Italian Socialist Party
6 Fosco Monaci 1983 1985 Italian Socialist Party
7 Alberto Cerreti 7 September 1985 14 July 1990 Italian Socialist Party
8 Lamberto Ciani 20 July 1990 24 April 1995 Italian Socialist Party
9 Stefano Gentili 8 May 1995 14 June 1999 Democratic Party of the Left
10 Lio Scheggi 16 June 1999 14 June 2004 Democrats of the Left
Democratic Party
14 June 2004 23 June 2009
11 Leonardo Marras 23 June 2009 14 October 2014 Democratic Party
12 Emilio Bonifazi 14 October 2014 19 July 2016 Democratic Party
13 Antonfrancesco Vivarelli Colonna 9 January 2017 Incumbent Centre-right independent

References
  1. "Statistiche demografiche". Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  2. Hogg, Sylvie (9 February 2011). Frommer's Italian Islands. John Wiley & Sons. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-118-03347-0.
  3. "Parco Nazionale Arcipelago Toscano". Parks.it. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. Facaros, Dana; Pauls, Michael (2007). Tuscany, Umbria and the Marches. New Holland Publishers. p. 307. ISBN 978-1-86011-359-8.
  5. "Benvenuto in Joomla". Parco-maremma.it. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. Bowsky, William M. (1 January 1981). A Medieval Italian Commune: Siena Under the Nine, 1287-1355. University of California Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-520-04256-8.
  7. "Grosseto". Italia.it. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  8. "Statistiche". Upinet.it. Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2014.

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