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GROSSETO , a town and episcopal see of Tuscany, capital of the province of Grosseto, 90 M. S.S.E. of Pisa by rail. Pop. (1901) 5856 (town), 8843 (commune). It is ,58 ft at;tvve ge'a ievtl,and is almost circular in shape; it is surrounded by fortifications, constructed by Francis I. (15741587) and Ferdinand I. (15871609), which form a hexagonal enceinte with projecting bastions, with two gates
cathedral
white
marble alternating, in the Italian Gothic
The town dates
Maremma , of which it is the capital , came under the dominion of Siena. By the peace of 1559, however, it passed to Cosimo I. of Tuscany. In 1745 the malaria had grown to such an extent, owing to the neglect of the drainage works, that Grosseto had only 648 inhabitants, though in 1224 it had 3000 men who bore arms. Leopold I. renewed drainage operations, and by 1836 the population had risen to 2392. The malaria is not yet entirely conquered, however, and the official headquarters of the province are in summer transferred to Scansano (1837 ft.), 20 M. to the S.E. by road.End of Article: GROSSETO If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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