Ribolla | |
Coordinates: | 42.9697°N 11.0389°W |
Province: | Grosseto (GR) |
Comune: | Roccastrada |
Elevation M: | 57 |
Population Total: | 2438 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Gentilic: | Ribollini |
Postal Code: | 58027 |
Area Code: | (+39) 0564 |
Ribolla is a village in southern Tuscany, a frazione of the comune of Roccastrada, in the province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to .[1]
In 1954, a mine exploded killing forty-three workers. The incident was reported by Luciano Bianciardi and Carlo Cassola in the essay I minatori della Maremma (The miners of Maremma), and has been a source of inspiration for Bianciardi's novel La vita agra and for the film of the same name directed by Carlo Lizzani.