Filare is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Gavorrano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 439.[1]
Filare | |
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 View of Filare | |
  Filare Location of Filare in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°55′33″N 10°53′44″E / 42.92583°N 10.89556°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Tuscany |
| Province | Grosseto (GR) |
| Comune | Gavorrano |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 535 |
| Demonym | Filaresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 58023 |
Filare is about 35 km from Grosseto and 2 km from Gavorrano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road between Gavorrano and the plain of the town of Bagno. The small town was born in the late 19th century with the development of the mining activities.
Main sights
edit- Montecatini mining village of Filare: buildings – the mansion of the managers of the mine, the workers' houses, the canteen, a chapel – the old mine conduits, the extraction shaft of Pozzo Roma, the San Giovanni drainage gallery.
References
edit- ^ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001 Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Istat.
Bibliography
edit- Bernardino Lotti, La sorgente termale del Bagno di Gavorrano in provincia di Grosseto, Bollettino del R. Ufficio Geologico d'Italia, Vol.LVI n.4, Roma, 1931.
See also
edit- Bagno di Gavorrano
- Caldana
- Castellaccia
- Giuncarico
- Grilli, Gavorrano
- Potassa, Gavorrano
- Ravi, Gavorrano
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