Ribolla

42°58′11″N 11°02′20″E / 42.96972°N 11.03889°E / 42.96972; 11.03889Country ItalyRegion TuscanyProvinceGrosseto (GR)ComuneRoccastradaElevation57 m (187 ft)Population • Total2,438DemonymRibolliniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeDialing code(+39) 0564

Ribolla is a village in southern Tuscany, a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, in the province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 2,115.^[1]

In 1954, a mine exploded killing forty-three workers. The incident was reported by Luciano Bianciardi and Carlo Cassola in the essay I minatori della Maremma (The miners of Maremma), and has been a source of inspiration for Bianciardi's novel La vita agra and for the film of the same name directed by Carlo Lizzani.

Main sights

• Santi Barbara e Paolo, main parish church in Ribolla, it was designed by engineer Ernesto Ganelli and consecrated in 1941.
• Monumento al minatore ("Monument to the miner") by Vittorio Basaglia.

References

See also

• Montemassi
• Piloni
• Roccatederighi
• Sassofortino
• Sticciano
• Torniella