Sovana

Sovana is a small town in southern Tuscany, Italy, a frazione of Sorano, a comune in the province of Grosseto. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Borghi più belli d'Italia, Castles in Italy and Italian states.

Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Frazione.name: Sovana
Frazione.image_skyline: Sovana z30.jpg
Frazione.image_caption: The main square in Sovana
Frazione.province: Grosseto (GR)
Frazione.comune: Sorano
Frazione.elevation_m: 291
Frazione.population_total: 122
Frazione.population_as_of: 2011
Frazione.gentilic: Sovanesi, Soanesi
Frazione.postal_code: 58010
Frazione.area_code: (+39) 0564

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Sovana
Elevation: 291
Image: Sovana, palazzetto dell'archivio 01.JPG
Dialing code: 0564

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postal code: 58010
Commons category: Sovana
native label: Sovana

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Sovana is a small town in southern Tuscany, Italy, a frazione of Sorano, a comune in the province of Grosseto. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

==History== Etruscan by origin, Sovana became a Roman municipium, and, from the 5th century, an episcopal see. Conquered by Lombards in 592–605, it was chosen as their administrative center in the area. Later, when Roselle was abandoned due to Saracen ravages, it became the centre of the county under the Aldobrandeschi family. In the Middle Ages it was known as Soana.

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