Capalbio

Coordinates: 42°27′15″N 11°25′21″E / 42.45417°N 11.42250°E / 42.45417; 11.42250
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Capalbio
Comune
Comune di Capalbio
View of Capalbio
View of Capalbio
Coat of arms of Capalbio
Coat of arms
Location of Capalbio
Map
St. Bernardino of Siena
Saint dayMay 20
WebsiteOfficial website

Capalbio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in Tuscany, Italy, located about 150 kilometres (93 mi) south of Florence and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of Grosseto. Capalbio borders the following municipalities: Manciano, Montalto di Castro (Lazio) and Orbetello. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]

History

The name derives probably from the

Latin Caput Album or Campus Albus (White Cape or Field, respectively), due to the white alabaster
stone dug in the area.

Capalbio is known for the first time in 805 CE, when it was donated to the Abbey of the Tre Fontane, near Rome, by

Aldobrandeschi family, who were followed by Orvieto, the Republic of Siena and the Orsini
, who built the Castle.

Conquered by the Spaniards in 1555. it was assigned to Cosimo I de' Medici as part of his new Grand Duchy of Tuscany. The city subsequently decayed and the area depopulated due to the presence of malaria.

It became part of the

Kingdom of Italy
in 1860, becoming an independent comune in 1960.

Government

Frazioni

The municipality is formed by the municipal seat of Capalbio and the villages (frazioni) of Borgo Carige, Capalbio Scalo, Chiarone Scalo, Giardino, La Torba and Pescia Fiorentina.

Economy

Capalbio DOC

The hills around the commune is part

aged for at least three years prior to release.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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  3. ^ "Toscana" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. ISBN 1-55297-720-X
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