Sassetta, Tuscany

Sassetta is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 90 kilometres (56 miles) southwest of Florence and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Livorno.

Sassetta
Comune
Comune di Sassetta
Location of Sassetta
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Coordinates: 43°8′N 10°39′E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Livorno (LI)
Government
• Mayor	Luciano Cencioni
Area [1]
• Total	26.6 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population  (January 2017)[2]
• Total	503
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Demonym	Sassetani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	57020
Dialing code	0565
Patron saint	St. Roch
Saint day	16 August
Website	Official website

Sassetta borders the following municipalities: Castagneto Carducci, Monteverdi Marittimo, Suvereto.

History

Sassetta was an important castle of the Pisan Republic, demolished in 1503, after the Florentine conquest. In 1516, the original lords of the village, the Pisans Orlandi della Sassetta, were also exiled. From the 16th century, the village belonged to the Ramirez de Montalvo family of Spanish origin, who arrived in Florence with the court of Eleonora da Toledo who married the Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I de' Medici.