Tirli
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The church of Sant'Andrea Apostolo
Tirli is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castiglione della Pescaia, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 284.[1]
Tirli is about 28 km from Grosseto and 18 km from Castiglione della Pescaia, and it is situated on a hill next to the top of Poggio Ballone. The village dates back to the Early Middle Ages, as it was mentioned in a document of 814. Destroyed by the Turks in the 16th century, it was then part of the Principality of Piombino.[2]
Main sights
- Church of Sant'Andrea Apostolo (17th century), main parish church of the village,[3] it was consecrated in 1674.[4] The former convent of Sant'Agostino is situated next to the church.
- Hermitage of San Guglielmo di Malavalle (13th century), situated in the woods near the village, it was built between 1230 e 1249 as a sanctuary in the place where saint William of Maleval has been buried.[4]
- Hermitage of Sant'Anna (17th century), located in the woods of Tirli.
- Palazzo Pretorio (18th century).
References
- ↑ (Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat.
- ↑ (Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Tirli», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833–1846.
- ↑ (Italian) Parish of Tirli, CEI official site.
- 1 2 Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, pp. 83–84.
Bibliography
- Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, pp. 83–84.
- Enrico Collura, Mario Innocenti, Stefano Innocenti, Comune di Castiglione della Pescaia: briciole di storia, Grosseto, Editrice Innocenti, 2002, pp. 176–187.
- Fiorenzo Corsali, Storia della Maremma. Castiglione della Pescaia e il suo territorio, Roma, Aldo Sara Editore, 2008, pp. 65–69, 103–106.
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Coordinates: 42°50′43″N 10°53′42″E / 42.84528°N 10.89500°E
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