Santa Caterina, Roccalbegna

Santa Caterina
Frazione
The church of Santa Caterina delle Ruote
Santa Caterina Location of Santa Caterina in Italy
Coordinates: 42°47′14″N 11°29′10″E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Grosseto (GR)
Comune	Roccalbegna
Elevation	675 m (2,215 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	272
Demonym	Santacaterinesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58053
Dialing code	(+39) 0564

Santa Caterina is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccalbegna, province of Grosseto, in the southern area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 110.[1]

Santa Caterina is about 40 km from Grosseto and 3 km from Roccalbegna.

Main sights

• Santa Caterina, main parish of the village, it was built in the 1960s.
• Santa Caterina delle Ruote, little chapel of 16th century.
• Museum of Focarazza, ethnografic museum about rural life and the traditional fire ritual of Santa Caterina.

References

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

See also

• Cana, Tuscany
• Triana, Tuscany
• Vallerona