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Braccagni

Coordinates: 42°52′26″N 11°04′29″E / 42.87389°N 11.07472°E / 42.87389; 11.07472
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Braccagni
Braccagni is located in Italy
Braccagni
Braccagni
Location of Braccagni in Italy
Coordinates: 42°52′26″N 11°04′29″E / 42.87389°N 11.07472°E / 42.87389; 11.07472
CountryItaly
Region Tuscany
ProvinceGrosseto (GR)
ComuneGrosseto
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
1,513
DemonymBraccagnini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58100
Dialing code0564

Braccagni (Italian: [brakˈkaɲɲi]) is a village in Tuscany, administratively a frazione of the comune of Grosseto.

It is positioned in the northern part of the municipal territory, at the bottom of the hill of Montepescali.

History

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The village of Braccagni was founded in 1846 as an appendix of the frazione of Montepescali, but it increased as a nodal point of the economy of the area after the opening of its own station along the Tirrenica railway line in 1864.[1][2]

Main sights

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  • San Guglielmo d'Aquitania, main parish church in Braccagni, it was designed by engineer Ernesto Ganelli in 1940.[3][4]
  • Fattoria degli Aquisti with the chapel of Sant'Umberto[5]

Events

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  • Fiera del Madonnino, yearly Grosseto trade fair (40th edition in 2018)
  • Festival del Maggio, held every first of May

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "History of Braccagni" (in Italian). Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. ^ "History of Braccagni" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  3. ^ "San Guglielmo d'Aquitania, Braccagni" (in Italian). Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  4. ^ "San Guglielmo d'Aquitania". Diocese of Grosseto (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Sant'Uberto ad Acquisti" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2019.

Bibliography

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  • Bonifazi, Emilio (2015). Grosseto e i suoi amministratori dal 1944 al 2015. Grosseto: Editrice Innocenti.
  • Ciarpaglini, Bruno (2002). Gente di Montepescali: come eravamo, ricordi e immagini di vita. Braccagni: La Sentinella.
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