Braccagni
Braccagni | |
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  Braccagni Location of Braccagni in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°52′26″N 11°04′29″E / 42.87389°N 11.07472°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Tuscany |
| Province | Grosseto (GR) |
| Comune | Grosseto |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 1,513 |
| Demonym | Braccagnini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 58100 |
| Dialing code | 0564 |
Braccagni (Italian: [brakˈkaɲɲi]) is a village in Tuscany, administratively a frazione of the comune of Grosseto.
It is positioned in the northern part of the municipal territory, at the bottom of the hill of Montepescali.
History
[edit]The village of Braccagni was founded in 1846 as an appendix of the frazione of Montepescali, but it increased as a nodal point of the economy of the area after the opening of its own station along the Tirrenica railway line in 1864.[1][2]
Main sights
[edit]- San Guglielmo d'Aquitania, main parish church in Braccagni, it was designed by engineer Ernesto Ganelli in 1940.[3][4]
- Fattoria degli Aquisti with the chapel of Sant'Umberto[5]
Events
[edit]- Fiera del Madonnino, yearly Grosseto trade fair (40th edition in 2018)
- Festival del Maggio, held every first of May
See also
[edit]- Alberese
- Batignano
- Istia d'Ombrone
- Marina di Grosseto
- Montepescali
- Principina a Mare
- Principina Terra
- Rispescia
- Roselle, Italy
References
[edit]- ^ "History of Braccagni" (in Italian). Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "History of Braccagni" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "San Guglielmo d'Aquitania, Braccagni" (in Italian). Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "San Guglielmo d'Aquitania". Diocese of Grosseto (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Sant'Uberto ad Acquisti" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
Bibliography
[edit]- Bonifazi, Emilio (2015). Grosseto e i suoi amministratori dal 1944 al 2015. Grosseto: Editrice Innocenti.
- Ciarpaglini, Bruno (2002). Gente di Montepescali: come eravamo, ricordi e immagini di vita. Braccagni: La Sentinella.
External links
[edit]- "Braccagni". Istituto Luce (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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