Montenero d'Orcia is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castel del Piano, province of Grosseto, in the area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 253.[1]

Montenero d'Orcia
Frazione
View of Montenero d'Orcia
Montenero d'Orcia Location of Montenero d'Orcia in Italy
Coordinates: 42°56′39″N 11°28′20″E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Grosseto (GR)
Comune	Castel del Piano
Elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	243
Demonym(s)	Montenerini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58040
Dialing code	(+39) 0564

Montenero is about 44 km from Grosseto and 14 km from Castel del Piano, and it is situated on a hill between the valley of Orcia and Ombrone rivers.

Main sights

• Pieve di Santa Lucia (12th century), main parish church of the village, with a wooden Crocefisso by Ambrogio Lorenzetti
• Church of Madonna (16th century), former church now deconsecrated
• Walls of Montenero, old fortifications which surround the village since the 10th century
• Cassero Senese, a 13th-century fortress, it was re-built in the 15th century
• Museum of Vine and Wine, little museum of local history about the traditions of grape growing and wine production in Montenero

References

Bibliography

• Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997
• Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della Provincia di Grosseto, Nuova Immagine Editrice, Siena, 1999

See also

• Castel del Piano
• Montegiovi
• Val d'Orcia

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