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

Braccagni
Frazione
Braccagni Location of Braccagni in Italy
Coordinates: 42°52′26″N 11°04′29″E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Grosseto (GR)
Comune	Grosseto
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	1,513
Demonym	Braccagnini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58100
Dialing code	0564

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

History

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

• 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

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

See also

• Alberese
• Batignano
• Istia d'Ombrone
• Marina di Grosseto
• Montepescali
• Principina a Mare
• Principina Terra
• Rispescia
• Roselle, Italy

References

Bibliography

• 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.

External links

• "Braccagni". Istituto Luce (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2019.

Media related to Braccagni at Wikimedia Commons

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