Montiano, Magliano in Toscana

42°38′47″N 11°13′25″E / 42.64639°N 11.22361°E / 42.64639; 11.22361Country ItalyRegion TuscanyProvinceGrosseto (GR)ComuneMagliano in ToscanaElevation260 m (850 ft)Population • Total505DemonymMontianesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeDialing code(+39) 0564

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

Bibliography

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

See also

• Magliano in Toscana
• Pereta