Grosseto

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Grosseto
Comune
Città di Grosseto
View of Grosseto from Roselle
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Grosseto
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Coordinates: 42°46′N 11°06′E / 42.767°N 11.100°E / 42.767; 11.100
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Grosseto (GR)
Frazioni	Alberese, Batignano, Braccagni, Istia d'Ombrone, Marina di Grosseto, Montepescali, Principina a Mare, Principina Terra, Rispescia, Roselle
Government
• Mayor	Antonfrancesco Vivarelli Colonna (centre-right independent)
Area [1]
• Total	474.46 km2 (183.19 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (30 November 2015)[2]
• Total	82,131
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Demonym	Grossetani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58100
Dialing code	0564
Patron saint	St. Lawrence
Saint day	10 August
Website	Official website

Grosseto (Italian pronunciation: [ɡrosˈseːto] ^ⓘ) is a comune in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the province of Grosseto. The city lies 14 kilometres (9 miles) from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the Ombrone river.

It is the most populous city in Maremma, with 82,284 inhabitants. The comune of Grosseto includes the frazioni of Marina di Grosseto, the largest one, Roselle, Principina a Mare, Principina Terra, Montepescali, Braccagni, Istia d'Ombrone, Batignano, Alberese and Rispescia.