# Massa Marittima > Italian comune **Wikidata**: [Q214725](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214725) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massa_Marittima) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/massa-marittima ## Summary Massa Marittima is an Italian comune (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. It is the seat of a historic cathedral and of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Marittima–Piombino, and is located at coordinates 43.05° N, 10.893611111111° E. ## Key Facts - Massa Marittima is an Italian comune (municipal division of Italy). - Province: Province of Grosseto (province of Italy; sitelink_count: 82). - Country: Italy (sovereign state in Southern Europe; sitelink_count: 404). - Coordinates: latitude 43.05, longitude 10.893611111111. - Official website: http://www.comune.massamarittima.gr.it/. - Population values provided: 8,331.0; 8,286.0; 8,139.0 (three recorded population figures from the source). - Wikidata sitelink_count for Massa Marittima: 60. - Wikipedia article title: "Massa Marittima". - Wikidata description: "Italian comune". - Massa Marittima is home to Massa Marittima Cathedral (a cathedral in Tuscany, Italy; sitelink_count: 11). - Massa Marittima is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Marittima–Piombino (diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy; inception: +0500-00-00T00:00:00Z; country: Q38; headquarters: ; sitelink_count: 14). - Human settlements (hamlets/villages) within Massa Marittima include: Niccioleta (sitelink_count: 10), Prata (sitelink_count: 10), Tatti (sitelink_count: 10), La Pesta (sitelink_count: 5), Ghirlanda (sitelink_count: 10), and Valpiana (sitelink_count: 10). - Classification: municipal entity within Italy’s administrative system (comune of Italy; sitelink_count: 60). ## FAQs Q: What is Massa Marittima? A: Massa Marittima is an Italian comune (municipality) located in the Province of Grosseto in the region of Tuscany, Italy. It functions as a local administrative unit and contains several smaller settlements and religious institutions. Q: Where is Massa Marittima located geographically? A: Massa Marittima is positioned at latitude 43.05° N and longitude 10.893611111111° E in central-western Italy, within the Province of Grosseto, Tuscany. Q: What is the population of Massa Marittima? A: The source provides three population figures for Massa Marittima: 8,331.0; 8,286.0; and 8,139.0. The data does not specify dates for each figure in the provided material. Q: What important religious institutions are associated with Massa Marittima? A: Massa Marittima contains the Massa Marittima Cathedral and is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Marittima–Piombino, recorded with an inception timestamp of +0500-00-00T00:00:00Z and a listed headquarters identifier . Q: What subordinate settlements belong to Massa Marittima? A: The comune includes the hamlets and villages Niccioleta, Prata, Tatti, La Pesta, Ghirlanda, and Valpiana, each listed as human settlements in Massa Marittima, Tuscany, Italy. Q: How can I find official information about the local municipal government? A: The official municipal website is http://www.comune.massamarittima.gr.it/. Q: How is Massa Marittima represented in structured data and reference systems? A: The entity appears with a Wikipedia title "Massa Marittima", a Wikidata description "Italian comune", and a Wikidata sitelink_count of 60. ## Why It Matters Massa Marittima matters as a discrete municipal center in Tuscany that consolidates local civic administration, religious governance, and multiple peripheral settlements. As the seat of the Massa Marittima Cathedral and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Marittima–Piombino, the comune holds religious and diocesan significance that extends beyond municipal functions. The presence of multiple hamlets and villages under its jurisdiction (Niccioleta, Prata, Tatti, La Pesta, Ghirlanda, Valpiana) makes it an administrative hub for surrounding rural communities. Its identifiable coordinates, official website, and representation in reference databases (Wikipedia, Wikidata) make it locatable and citable for geographic, demographic, ecclesiastical, and civic research. The population figures supplied indicate a small municipality size that is relevant for regional planning, heritage management, and local governance in the Province of Grosseto and the broader context of Italy. ## Notable For - Being an Italian comune located in the Province of Grosseto, Tuscany. - Hosting Massa Marittima Cathedral, a cathedral-level church within Tuscany. - Serving as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Marittima–Piombino (diocese inception recorded as +0500-00-00T00:00:00Z). - Encompassing multiple named hamlets and villages: Niccioleta, Prata, Tatti, La Pesta, Ghirlanda, and Valpiana. - Having a dedicated municipal website at http://www.comune.massamarittima.gr.it/. - Being represented in knowledge bases with a Wikipedia article titled "Massa Marittima" and a Wikidata sitelink_count of 60. ## Body ### Overview and Administrative Status - Massa Marittima is classified as a comune, a municipal division of Italy. - It is administratively part of the Province of Grosseto, which itself is a province of Italy with sitelink_count: 82. - The country of jurisdiction is Italy, a sovereign state in Southern Europe (Wikidata sitelink_count: 404). - The entity’s Wikidata descriptive label is "Italian comune" and its Wikipedia title is "Massa Marittima". ### Location and Coordinates - Latitude: 43.05. - Longitude: 10.893611111111. - These coordinates place Massa Marittima in the region of Tuscany within central-western Italy, in the administrative bounds of the Province of Grosseto. ### Population and Demographics (as provided) - Population figures recorded in the source material: 8,331.0; 8,286.0; 8,139.0. - The source does not provide explicit dates tied to each population figure; they are presented as available population values for the comune. ### Subdivisions, Hamlets, and Villages - Massa Marittima contains or administratively includes the following human settlements: - Niccioleta (human settlement; sitelink_count: 10). - Prata (hamlet; sitelink_count: 10). - Tatti (hamlet; sitelink_count: 10). - La Pesta (human settlement; sitelink_count: 5). - Ghirlanda (village; sitelink_count: 10). - Valpiana (village; sitelink_count: 10). - Each of these locations is identified in the provided material as being within Massa Marittima, Province of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. ### Religious Institutions and Ecclesiastical Role - Massa Marittima Cathedral is located in the comune and is identified as a cathedral in Tuscany, Italy (sitelink_count: 11). - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Marittima–Piombino is associated with Massa Marittima. The diocese is described as a diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy with an inception timestamp recorded as +0500-00-00T00:00:00Z in the provided data. The diocese’s country is Q38 (Italy), it lists headquarters as , and it has a sitelink_count of 14. - These entries indicate Massa Marittima’s role as an ecclesiastical center and seat for a diocesan jurisdiction. ### Online Presence and Identifiers - Official municipal website: http://www.comune.massamarittima.gr.it/. - The comune is represented on Wikipedia with the title "Massa Marittima" and is indexed on Wikidata with a description "Italian comune" and a sitelink_count of 60. - Related hamlets and local places also have their own sitelink_counts in referenced databases, indicating coverage in reference resources. ### Relationships to Broader Administrative and National Entities - Massa Marittima is one of the municipal entities that compose Italy’s local governance structure; it is explicitly related to the general concept "comune of Italy." - It falls under the Province of Grosseto, which itself is a province in Italy. The Province of Grosseto is noted as a province of Italy and is connected to the same national entity, Italy. ### Related Geographic and Cultural Places (from source) - Niccioleta, Prata, Tatti, La Pesta, Ghirlanda, and Valpiana are listed as human settlements or villages in Massa Marittima, tying local geography and community life to the comune. - Massa Marittima Cathedral and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Marittima–Piombino connect the comune to regional religious structures and historical ecclesiastical governance. ### Reference and Data Provenance - The record contains structured properties from Wikidata and other academic sources as provided: official website, three population values, coordinates, sitelink_count (60), Wikipedia title, and a brief Wikidata description. - The information in this entry is limited to the facts and relationships supplied in the provided source material and does not include external additions or inferred dates beyond those explicitly recorded. ### Further Notes - The source lists Massa Marittima’s representation and connections across reference resources (Wikipedia, Wikidata) and enumerates internal localities and ecclesiastical bodies. - No additional historical narrative, architectural descriptions, economic data, or time-stamped demographic trends were supplied beyond the items included above; this entry strictly reflects the supplied dataset. ## References 1. 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