Castiglioncello Bandini

Frazione in Tuscany, Italy

42°52′29″N 11°26′32″E / 42.87472°N 11.44222°E / 42.87472; 11.44222Country

ItalyRegion

TuscanyProvinceGrosseto (GR)ComuneCinigianoElevation

606 m (1,988 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total90DemonymCastiglioncellesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

58040

Dialing code(+39) 0564

Castiglioncello Bandini is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Cinigiano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 93.^[1]

Castiglioncello Bandini is about 50 km from Grosseto and 8 km from Cinigiano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Monticello Amiata to Vallerona.

History

Ruled by the Aldobrandeschi family in the Early Middle Ages, the castle of Castiglioncello was then held by the Piccolomini-Bandini.^[2]

Main sights

San Nicola (16th century), main parish church of the village, it was entirely re-built in the 16th century in place of an early church dating back to the Middle Ages.
Chiesa del Madonnino (17th century), little church located near the castle, it was built in a Baroque style.
Castiglion del Torto, old castle built by Aldobrandeschis in the 13th century, it was known also as Castiglioncello di Stribugliano for its proximity to the village of Stribugliano.

References

^ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Census 2001 Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Istat
^ (in Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Castiglioncello Bandini Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833-1846.

Bibliography

Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Florence, Le Lettere, 1997.
Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine Editrice, 1999.