Selva is about 70 km from Grosseto and 7 km from Santa Fiora, and it is situated along the provincial road which links Santa Fiora to Castell'Azzara, at the slopes of Monte Calvo, one of the peaks of the massif of Monte Amiata. The village dates back to the Middle Ages and it is situated in the Bosco della Santissima Trinità Natural Reserve. According to legend, the convent of Selva keeps inside a "dragon skull": the monster (actually a crocodile) was killed by count Guido Sforza of Santa Fiora in the late 15th century and its skull preserved inside the church.[2]
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Church of Santo Stefano (15th century), main parish church of the village,[3] it was re-built in Romanesque Revival style in 1933.[4]
Convent of Santissima Trinità (15th century), it is annexed to the parish church and built by the Sforza family in 1488. It contains several Renaissance and Baroque paintings and frescoes: the most important one is the panel of Assunzione della Vergine con i santi Girolamo e Francesco by artist Girolamo di Benvenuto.[4]
Church of Madonna Addolorata (19th century), small church situated in the centre of Selva, it was built in 1828 and consecrated in 1833.[2]
selva, santa, fiora, selva, village, tuscany, central, italy, administratively, frazione, comune, santa, fiora, province, grosseto, time, 2001, census, population, amounted, selvafrazionethe, church, santo, stefano, with, convent, santissima, trinitàselvalocat. Selva is a village in Tuscany central Italy administratively a frazione of the comune of Santa Fiora province of Grosseto At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 100 1 SelvaFrazioneThe church of Santo Stefano with the convent of Santissima TrinitaSelvaLocation of Selva in ItalyCoordinates 42 47 40 N 11 35 54 E 42 79444 N 11 59833 E 42 79444 11 59833Country ItalyRegion TuscanyProvinceGrosseto GR ComuneSanta FioraElevation788 m 2 585 ft Population 2011 Total100DemonymSelvaioliTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code58037Dialing code 39 0564 Selva is about 70 km from Grosseto and 7 km from Santa Fiora and it is situated along the provincial road which links Santa Fiora to Castell Azzara at the slopes of Monte Calvo one of the peaks of the massif of Monte Amiata The village dates back to the Middle Ages and it is situated in the Bosco della Santissima Trinita Natural Reserve According to legend the convent of Selva keeps inside a dragon skull the monster actually a crocodile was killed by count Guido Sforza of Santa Fiora in the late 15th century and its skull preserved inside the church 2 Main sights editChurch of Santo Stefano 15th century main parish church of the village 3 it was re built in Romanesque Revival style in 1933 4 Convent of Santissima Trinita 15th century it is annexed to the parish church and built by the Sforza family in 1488 It contains several Renaissance and Baroque paintings and frescoes the most important one is the panel of Assunzione della Vergine con i santi Girolamo e Francesco by artist Girolamo di Benvenuto 4 Church of Madonna Addolorata 19th century small church situated in the centre of Selva it was built in 1828 and consecrated in 1833 2 References edit in Italian Popolazione residente Grosseto dettaglio loc abitate Censimento 2001 Istat a b in Italian History of Selva permanent dead link Associazione Culturale per la Selva in Italian Parish of Selva CEI official website a b Bruno Santi Guida storico artistica alla Maremma Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto Siena Nuova Immagine 1995 pp 223 224 Bibliography editBruno Santi Guida storico artistica alla Maremma Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto Siena Nuova Immagine 1995 pp 223 224 Lucio Niccolai Santa Fiora Invito alla scoperta del centro storico e del territorio Effigi Arcidosso 2009 This Province of Grosseto location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Selva Santa Fiora amp oldid 1064615410, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
