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Sovana

Elevation291 m
Coordinates42.66°, 11.65°

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City facts

Elevation
291 m

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Overview

Sovana is a small town in southern Tuscany, Italy, a frazione of Sorano, a comune in the province of Grosseto. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia.

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History & geography

History

Etruscan by origin, Sovana became a Roman municipium, and, from the 5th century, an episcopal see. Conquered by Lombards in 592–605, it was chosen as their administrative center in the area. Later, when Roselle was abandoned due to Saracen ravages, it became the centre of the county under the Aldobrandeschi family. In the Middle Ages it was known as Soana. Its importance declined when the county was acquired by the Orsini, who moved the capital to Pitigliano. In the mid-16th century Sovana was annexed to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany by Cosimo I de' Medici.

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Geography

Latitude
42.6571
Longitude
11.6463
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Notable people from here

Gregory VII
Gregory VII
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1073 to 1085
Gerolama Orsini
Gerolama Orsini
Italian noblewoman (c.1503-1570)
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Pier Luigi Celata
Italian nuncio
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Giuseppe Bennati
Italian film director (1921–2006)
Angelo Comastri
Angelo Comastri
Catholic cardinal
Francesco Zuccarelli
Francesco Zuccarelli
Italian painter (1702-1788)
Umberto Baldini
Umberto Baldini
Italian art historian and specialist in the theory of art restoration
Niccolò di Pitigliano
Niccolò di Pitigliano
Italian military leader (1442-1510)
Dante Lattes
Dante Lattes
Italian journalist (1876–1965)
Salvatore Mannuzzu
Salvatore Mannuzzu
Italian writer (1930–2019)
Enrico Pieruccini
Enrico Pieruccini
Italian writer and journalist
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Margherita Aldobrandeschi
Italian noblewoman
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Michele Parigi
Italian painter (1913-1987)
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Alberto Cerreti
Italian politician (1939-2019)
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Enrico Lattes
Italian architect (1904-1934)
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Stefano Gentili
Italian politician (1957-2023)

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.37
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,594

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
469
Avg daily Wikipedia views
16
Attention level
Obscure

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Books about Sovana

Colline del Fiora
2001
Piccole citta del Medioevo in Toscana
Bruno Bruchi · 2011

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
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