Coordinates: 42°45′38″N 11°15′27″E / 42.76056°N 11.25750°E / 42.76056; 11.25750

Preselle

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Preselle
The church of Sant'Isidoro
The church of Sant'Isidoro
Preselle is located in Italy
Preselle
Preselle
Location of Preselle in Italy
Coordinates: 42°45′38″N 11°15′27″E / 42.76056°N 11.25750°E / 42.76056; 11.25750
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
ProvinceGrosseto (GR)
ComuneScansano
Elevation
114 m (374 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total130
DemonymPresellani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58054
Dialing code(+39) 0564

Preselle is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Scansano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 56.[1]

Preselle is about 15 km from Grosseto and 14 km from Scansano, and it is situated in a plain between the hills renowned for the production of Morellino di Scansano.

Main sights

  • Sant'Isidoro, main parish church of the village, it was built in 1947.
  • Chapel of Madonna della Pace, little church situated in Cerralti, it is part of the same parish of Preselle.
  • Chapel of San Giuseppe Lavoratore, little church situated in Madrechiesa, it was built in 1956.
  • Villa delle Preselle, big villa situated in the centre of the village.

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