Tirli is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castiglione della Pescaia, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 284.[ Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat.]
Tirli is about 28 km from Grosseto and 18 km from Castiglione della Pescaia, and it is situated on a hill next to the peak of Poggio Ballone.
History
The village dates back to the Early Middle Ages, as it was mentioned in a document of 814. Destroyed by the
Ottoman Empire in the 16th century, it was then part of the Principality of Piombino.
[ Emanuele Repetti, « Tirli», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833–1846.]
Main sights
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Church of Sant'Andrea Apostolo (17th century), main parish church of the village,
[ Parish of Tirli, CEI official site.] it was consecrated in 1674.[Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, pp. 83–84.] The former convent of Sant'Agostino is situated next to the church.
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Hermitage of San Guglielmo di Malavalle (13th century), situated in the woods near the village. It was built between 1230 and 1249 as a sanctuary where saint William of Maleval was buried.
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Hermitage of Sant'Anna (17th century), located in the woods of Tirli.
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Palazzo Pretorio (18th century).
Bibliography
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Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, pp. 83–84.
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Enrico Collura, Mario Innocenti, Stefano Innocenti, Comune di Castiglione della Pescaia: briciole di storia, Grosseto, Editrice Innocenti, 2002, pp. 176–187.
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Fiorenzo Corsali, Storia della Maremma. Castiglione della Pescaia e il suo territorio, Roma, Aldo Sara Editore, 2008, pp. 65–69, 103–106.
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