Montiano, Magliano in Toscana

Montiano
Frazione
The clock tower of Montiano
Montiano Location of Montiano in Italy
Coordinates: 42°38′47″N 11°13′25″E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Grosseto (GR)
Comune	Magliano in Toscana
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	505
Demonym	Montianesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58052
Dialing code	(+39) 0564

This article is about the village in the province of Grosseto, Tuscany. For the comune in Emilia-Romagna, see Montiano.

Montiano is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Magliano in Toscana, province of Grosseto, in the area of Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 465.[1]

Montiano is about 18 km from Grosseto and 9 km from Magliano in Toscana, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links the two towns.

Main sights

• San Giovanni Battista (13th century), main parish church of the village.
• San Giuseppe (16th century), it was restructured in the 19th century.
• Clock tower (12th century), former seat of Aldobrandeschi family and then town hall, it's now a private house.
• Castle of Montiano Vecchio, ruins of an ancient castle of the 12th century.
• Walls of Montiano, old fortifications which surround the village since the 13th century.

References

1. (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat.

Bibliography

• Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.

See also

• Magliano in Toscana
• Pereta