Prata, Massa Marittima

43°04′59″N 10°59′07″E / 43.08306°N 10.98528°E / 43.08306; 10.98528Country ItalyRegion TuscanyProvinceGrosseto (GR)ComuneMassa MarittimaElevation620 m (2,030 ft)Population • Total584DemonymPratigianiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

Prata is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Massa Marittima, province of Grosseto, in the area of the Colline Metallifere. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 559.^[1]

Prata is about 48 km from Grosseto and 12 km from Massa Marittima, and it is a small medieval village (12th century) situated on a hill of Colline Metallifere.

Main sights

• Santa Maria Assunta, main parish church of the village, it was originally built as a pieve in the 12th century.
• Ruins of Cassero, a 13th-century fortress.

References

Bibliography

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

See also

• Ghirlanda
• Montebamboli
• Niccioleta
• Tatti, Massa Marittima
• Valpiana