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Grosseto
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Inhabitants of Italy are referred to as Italians. Their official language is Standard Italian, descendant of Tuscan dialect and a direct descendant of Latin. The word Italy is derived from the Homeric Aeolic word which means bull. Italy is subject to highly diverse weather conditions in autumn, winter, and spring. The country has the fifth-highest population density in Europe at 193 persons per square kilometer. Today, despite regional variations in the form of accents and vowel emphasis, Italian is fully comprehensible to most throughout the country.
Grosseto is a town and in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the Grosseto province. The city lies at 12 kilometers from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvional plain, at the Ombrone River. The origins of Grosseto trace back to the High Middle Ages. It is first mentioned in 803 as a fief of the Counts Aldobrandeschi, in a document stating the assignment of the church of St. George to Ildebrando degli Aldobrandeschi, whose successor where counts of the Grossetana Mark until the end of the 12th century. It grew in importance with years, owing to the decay of Rusellae and Vetulonia. Grosseto was one of the principal Etruscan cities.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Grosseto is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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