Roccatederighi

43°1′40″N 11°4′53″E / 43.02778°N 11.08139°E / 43.02778; 11.08139Country ItalyRegion TuscanyProvinceGrosseto (GR)ComuneRoccastradaElevation537 m (1,762 ft)Population • Total773DemonymRocchigianiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeDialing code(+39) 0564

Roccatederighi 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 846.^[1]

Roccatederighi is a hilly medieval village situated about 35 km from Grosseto and 11 km from Roccastrada.

Main sights

• Church of San Martino (10th century), main parish church of the village
• Church of San Sebastiano (16th century), with a neo-classical facade of 1860.
• Walls of Roccatederighi, old fortifications which surround the village since 11th century
• Castle with clock tower, a 13th-century fortress

References

Bibliography

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

See also

• Montemassi
• Piloni
• Ribolla
• Sassofortino
• Sticciano
• Torniella