Albinia is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Orbetello, province of Grosseto, in the Tuscan Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 2,567[1] and it is the most populous hamlet in Orbetello municipality.
Albinia | |
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 The Salt Fortress in Albinia | |
  Albinia Location of Albinia in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°30′08″N 11°12′29″E / 42.50222°N 11.20806°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Tuscany |
| Province | Grosseto (GR) |
| Comune | Orbetello |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,926 |
| Demonym | Albiniesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 58010 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 0564 |
Albinia is easily reached from Via Aurelia - it's about 33 km from Grosseto and 10 km from Orbetello - and from the Pisa-Grosseto-Rome railway thanks to its own station.
Main sights
edit- Santa Maria delle Grazie, main parish church in the village, it was designed by engineer Ernesto Ganelli and consecrated in 1957.
- Torre delle Saline (Salt Fortress), built by the Republic of Siena in 14th century and fortified by the Spanish in 1630.
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