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| Grosseto, a large flatland town not far from the mouth of the Ombrone river, is capital of the Maremma. It makes its living from agriculture, trade and the service sector. Grosseto is situated close to the sea and was long fought-over by the Aldobrando family, Siena and the Medicis. |
| It has |
survived severe |
economic |
and population |
crises |
in its |
past. The |
town |
went into |
a |
decline, |
| only to |
flourish |
again |
in the |
18th |
c. |
when the |
Lorrainese |
began |
to drain |
the |
land. |
Nowadays |
the |
| old town centre is completely encircled |
by a wall that marks |
a distinct break between the |
original |
old town and the new part. |
