CASTEL DEL PIANO


'Castel del Piano' is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) of Grosseto province in the Italian region of Tuscany.

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History
Culture

History


The area of Castel del Piano is known to have been inhabited in prehistoric times, but the town itself is mentioned for the first time in a document from 890 AD. From 1175 to 13321 it was a possession of the Aldobrandeschi family. After the fall of the Republic of Siena, it became part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
Chiesa della Propositura, Castel del Piano.

Culture


The city is divided into four ''contrade'' (quarters) which took part to a palio held every 8 september. The palio was raced for the first time in 1402. The contrades are:

★ Borgo

★ Monumento

★ Poggio

★ Storte





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