Sorano
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Sorano is a medieval hilltop town located in the province of Grosseto in southern Tuscany, Italy, built on a distinctive rock formation called tuff that overlooks the Lente River. The town is notable as a well-preserved example of ancient medieval architecture and settlement in the Italian countryside.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Sorano
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Sorano
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Sorano_z01.jpg
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Sorano-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.region
- Tuscany
- Italian comune.province
- Grosseto (GR)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Castell'Ottieri, Cerreto, Elmo, Montebuono, Montevitozzo, Montorio, San Giovanni delle Contee, San Quirico, San Valentino, Sovana
- Italian comune.mayor
- Pierandrea Vanni
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 174.56
- Italian comune.population_total
- 3091
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 1 January 2022
- Italian comune.population_demonym
Article
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- Culture
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Sorano is a town and comune in the province of Grosseto, in southern Tuscany, Italy. It is an ancient medieval hill town perched on a tuff outcrop overlooking the Lente River.
==History== thumb|220px|left|A view of Sorano Sorano was probably inhabited by the Villanovan culture, but the first historical records date to the 3rd century BC, when it was an Etruscan city under the influence of the nearby and more populous Sovana.