San Rocco a Pilli

San Rocco a Pilli
View of San Rocco a Pilli
View of San Rocco a Pilli
San Rocco a Pilli is located in Italy
San Rocco a Pilli
San Rocco a Pilli
Location of San Rocco a Pilli in Italy
Coordinates: 43°15′24″N 11°17′6″E / 43.25667°N 11.28500°E / 43.25667; 11.28500
CountryItaly
Region Tuscany
ProvinceSiena (SI)
ComuneSovicille
Siena (partially)
Elevation
258 m (846 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,579
DemonymSanrocchini / Sarrocchini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

San Rocco a Pilli is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Sovicille, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 2,288.[1]

History

The discovery of objects of Etruscan and Roman origins demonstrates how the area where the town is located has been inhabited since ancient times.[2]

Sports

Tuscany Camp, an elite athletics training camp that hosts many Ugandan and Burundian athletes, is based in San Rocco a Pilli.[3]

References

  1. ^ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Siena (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat.
  2. ^ (in Italian) San Rocco A Pilli on comune.sovicille.siena.it.
  3. ^ "Tuscany Camp's Champions". Tuscany Camp. Retrieved 2022-12-07.