Ribolla

For the Italian wine grape, see Ribolla Gialla.

Ribolla
Frazione
The church of Santi Barbara and Paolo
Ribolla Location of Ribolla in Italy
Coordinates: 42°58′11″N 11°02′20″E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Grosseto (GR)
Comune	Roccastrada
Elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,438
Demonym	Ribollini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58027
Dialing code	(+39) 0564

Ribolla is a village in southern Tuscany, a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, in the province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 2,115.[1]

In 1954, a mine exploded killing forty-three workers. The incident was reported by Luciano Bianciardi and Carlo Cassola in the essay I minatori della Maremma (The miners of Maremma), and has been a source of inspiration for Bianciardi's novel La vita agra and for the film of the same name directed by Carlo Lizzani.

Main sights

• Santi Barbara e Paolo, main parish church in Ribolla, it was designed by engineer Ernesto Ganelli and consecrated in 1941.
• Monumento al minatore ("Monument to the miner") by Vittorio Basaglia.

References

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

See also

• Montemassi
• Piloni
• Roccatederighi
• Sassofortino
• Sticciano
• Torniella