Massa Marittima

Massa Marittima
Comune di Massa Marittima
Coat of arms of Massa Marittima
Location of Massa Marittima
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Massa Marittima is located in Italy
Massa Marittima
Massa Marittima
Location of Massa Marittima in Italy
Massa Marittima is located in Tuscany
Massa Marittima
Massa Marittima
Massa Marittima (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 43°03′00″N 10°53′37″E / 43.05000°N 10.89361°E / 43.05000; 10.89361
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
ProvinceGrosseto (GR)
FrazioniGhirlanda, Niccioleta, Prata, Tatti, Valpiana
Government
 • MayorMarcello Giuntini
Area
 • Total283.73 km2 (109.55 sq mi)
Elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2017)[2]
 • Total8,286
 • Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
DemonymMassetani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58024
Dialing code0566
Patron saintSaint Cerbonius
Saint dayOctober 10
WebsiteOfficial website
Massa Marittima Cathedral

Massa Marittima (Latin: Massa Veternensis) is a town and comune of the province of Grosseto, southern Tuscany, Italy, 49 km NNW of Grosseto.

There are mineral springs, mines of iron, mercury, lignite and copper, with foundries, ironworks and olive-oil mills. In Follonica, on the coast, there are furnaces where the iron ore of Elba is smelted.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.