| Montemassi | |
|---|---|
| Frazione | |
View of Montemassi | |
  Montemassi Location of Montemassi in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°59′32.78″N11°03′50.00″E / 42.9924389°N 11.0638889°E Coordinates: 42°59′32.78″N11°03′50.00″E / 42.9924389°N 11.0638889°E | |
| Country |  |
| Region |  |
| Province | Grosseto (GR) |
| Comune | Roccastrada |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 188 |
| Demonym(s) | Montemassini |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 58020 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 0564 |
Montemassi is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively part of the comune of Roccastrada, in the province of Grosseto. It is located on a hill about 140 m (460 ft) above sea level.
Tuscany is a region in central Italy with an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants (2013). The regional capital is Florence (Firenze).
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
Roccastrada is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Florence and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Grosseto, between the Maremma plain and the Colline Metallifere.
The village originated as a fortified village of the Aldobrandeschi family. The Republic of Siena conquered it in the mid-13th century, but in the following century it was held by the Pannocchieschi and the Cappucciani of Sticciano families. In 1328 it was conquered by the condottiero Guidoriccio da Fogliano, fighting for Siena; the event is depicted in a famous fresco in the Palazzo Pubblico of Siena.
The Republic of Siena was a historic state consisting of the city of Siena and its surrounding territory in Tuscany, central Italy. It existed for over four hundred years, from 1125 to 1555. In the Italian War of 1551–59 the republic was defeated by the rival Duchy of Florence in alliance with the Spanish crown. After 18 months of resistance, the Republic of Siena surrendered to the Spanish Empire on 21 April 1555, marking the end of the republic.
Sticciano is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 686.
Guidoriccio da Fogliano at the siege of Montemassi is a fresco on the western wall of the Sala del Mappamondo in the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena. It shows Guidoriccio da Fogliano, the commander of the Sienese troops, on horseback against the background of a landscape in which the siege of Montemassi takes place..
In the mid-16th century it became part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, following its history thenceforth.
The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was a central Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Duchy of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence. Tuscany was nominally a state of the Holy Roman Empire until the Treaty of Campo Formio in 1797.
It features a large polygonal rocca and a line of walls.
A rocca is a type of Italian fortified stronghold, or fortress, typically located on a hilltop, beneath or on which a village or town historically clustered so that the inhabitants might take refuge at times of trouble. Generally under its owners' patronage the settlement might hope to find prosperity in better times. A rocca might in reality be no grander than a fortified farmhouse. A more extensive rocca would be referred to as a castello.
