| Sasso d'Ombrone | |
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| Frazione | |
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View of Sasso d'Ombrone
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| Location of Sasso d'Ombrone in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°55′56″N 11°19′29″E / 42.93222°N 11.32472°ECoordinates: 42°55′56″N 11°19′29″E / 42.93222°N 11.32472°E | |
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| Province | Grosseto (GR) |
| Comune | Cinigiano |
| Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 314 |
| Demonym(s) | Sassaioli |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 58044 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 0564 |
Sasso d'Ombrone is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Cinigiano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 300.
Sasso d'Ombrone is about 33 km from Grosseto and 8 km from Cinigiano, and it is situated along the road which links Cinigiano to the Cipressino Provincial Road at Paganico, on a hill in the valley of Ombrone.
Formerly known as Sasso di Maremma, the village was born in the 13th century as a castle of the Aldobrandeschi. It was then held by the Ardengheschi and conquered by the Republic of Siena in the 15th century.