Ravi, Gavorrano

42°54′41″N 10°55′7″E / 42.91139°N 10.91861°E / 42.91139; 10.91861Country ItalyRegion TuscanyProvinceGrosseto (GR)ComuneGavorranoElevation209 m (686 ft)Population • Total245DemonymRavigianiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Ravi is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Gavorrano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 263.^[1]

Ravi is about 32 km from Grosseto and 2 km from Gavorrano, and it is situated on one of the peaks of Monte Calvo, along the road which links Gavorrano to Caldana.

History

The village was born as a property of the bishops of Roselle in the 8th century. It was formerly known as Ravi di Maremma.^[2]

Main sights

• Church of San Leonardo (15th century), main parish church of the village, it was restructured in 1810.^[2]
• Church of Santa Caterina da Siena (16th century), it was built in 1571 and then transformed into warehouses and garage in 1930.^[2]
• Chapel of Nuovo Inguardio, modern chapel in the hamlet of Bivio di Ravi.
• Castle of Ravi, mentioned for the first time in a document of 784, it has been incorporated in the architectures of the old centre.^[2]

References

Bibliography

• (in Italian) Emanuele Repetti, «Ravi», Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana, 1833–1846.
• Bruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995.
• Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1999.