Catabbio
Frazione
View of Catabbio
Catabbio Location of Catabbio in Italy
Coordinates: 42°42′8″N 11°34′6″E / 42.70222°N 11.56833°E / 42.70222; 11.56833
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Grosseto (GR)
Comune	Semproniano
Elevation	504 m (1,654 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	175
Demonym	Catabbiesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58055
Dialing code	(+39) 0564

Catabbio is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Semproniano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 203.^[1]

Geography

Catabbio is about 65 km from Grosseto and 5 km from Semproniano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Montemerano to Sovana. The village is divided into four hamlets: Casa Rigo, Santarello, Scalabrelli and Verziliani.

Main sights

• Church of Sant'Anna, main parish church of the village, it is situated in the square of the main hamlet of Santarello.
• Church of Santa Lucia, little church in the hamlet of Scalabrelli, it contains a Renaissance stoup of 1574.
• Castle of Catabbio, old castle built by the Aldobrandeschi in the 12th century, it's now in ruins.

References

Bibliography

• Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Florence, Le Lettere, 1997.
• Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine Editrice, 1999.

See also

• Cellena
• Petricci
• Rocchette di Fazio
• Semproniano

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