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Niccioleta is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Massa Marittima, province of Grosseto, in the area of the Colline Metallifere. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 248.[1]

Niccioleta
Frazione
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Niccioleta Location of Niccioleta in Italy
Coordinates: 43°05′14″N 10°56′06″E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Grosseto (GR)
Comune	Massa Marittima
Elevation	460 m (1,510 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	197
Demonym(s)	Niccioletani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58020

Niccioleta is about 54 km from Grosseto and 5 km from Massa Marittima, and it is situated on a hill rich of mines of calamine and pyrite. The town is known for the slaughter of civilians performed by the fascists between 13 and 14 June 1944.

Main sights

• Santa Barbara, main parish church of the village, it was built in 1950s.
• Niccioleta War Memorial, memorial stone in remembrance of those killed in the massacre of June 1944, when eighty-four workers of the Niccioleta mines were shot by the fascists.

References

Bibliography

• Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.
• Paolo Pezzino, Storie di guerra civile. L'eccidio di Niccioleta, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2001.

See also

• Ghirlanda
• Montebamboli
• Prata, Massa Marittima
• Tatti, Massa Marittima
• Valpiana

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