San Rocco a Pilli | |
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Frazione | |
View of San Rocco a Pilli | |
San Rocco a PilliLocation 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 | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Province | Siena (SI) |
Comune | Sovicille Siena (partially) |
Elevation | 258 m (846 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,579 |
Demonym | Sanrocchini / Sarrocchini |
Time zone | UTC+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.
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.
Sports
Tuscany Camp, an elite athletics training camp that hosts many Ugandan and Burundian athletes, is based in San Rocco a Pilli.
References
- (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Siena (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat.
- (in Italian) San Rocco A Pilli on comune.sovicille.siena.it.
- "Tuscany Camp's Champions". Tuscany Camp. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
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