Salaiola

Salaiola
Frazione
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Salaiola Location of Salaiola in Italy
Coordinates: 42°52′11″N 11°30′04″E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Grosseto (GR)
Comune	Arcidosso
Elevation	740 m (2,430 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	34
Demonym	Salaiolesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58031
Dialing code	(+39) 0564

Salaiola is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Arcidosso, province of Grosseto, in the area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 39.^[1]

Salaiola is about 55 km from Grosseto and 8 km from Arcidosso, and it is situated on the slopes of Mount Aquileia, one of the peaks of Mount Amiata. Here once stood the early medieval village of Roveta.

Main sights

• Church of the Madonna, main parish church of the village, built in 1863.
• Chapel of San Girolamo, old chapel of Casal Roveta.
• Casal Roveta, old farmhouse situated near the village, it is the last evidence of the ancient settlement of Roveta.

References

1. (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat.

Bibliography

• Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997

See also

• Bagnoli, Arcidosso
• Le Macchie
• Montelaterone
• San Lorenzo, Arcidosso
• Stribugliano
• Zancona