Montemurlo

Montemurlo
Country	Italy
region	Tuscany
province	Prato (PO)
Coordinates	43 ° 56 ' N , 11 ° 2' E Coordinates: 43 ° 55 '32 " N , 11 ° 2' 24" E
height	73 m slm
surface	30.66 km²
Residents	19.006 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	620 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	59013
prefix	0574
ISTAT number	100003
Patron saint	Esaltazione della Croce (May 3rd)
Website	Montemurlo
	; Panorama of Montemurlo

Montemurlo is an Italian municipality with 19,006 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Prato , in the Tuscany region .

geography

The city of Montemurlo is located about 25 kilometers northwest of the regional capital Florence and 8 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital Prato . The area is 30.7 km². The place is in the climatic classification of Italian communities in zone D, 1 792 GG.

The neighboring municipalities are Agliana ( PT ), Cantagallo , Montale (PT), Prato and Vaiano .

Demographics

Attractions

The Pieve San Giovanni Decollato

Pieve di San Giovanni Decollato , Pieve from the 11th century with works by Matteo Rosselli , Francesco Granacci and Jan van der Straet (Giovanni Stradano).
Oratorio di San Girolamo e Santa Maria Maddalena de 'Pazzi , contains frescoes by Jan van der Straet.

Town twinning

Montemurlo maintains the following cities partnerships :

Sons and daughters of the church

Umberto Brunelleschi (1879–1949), artist, graphic designer, costume designer and illustrator
Aldo Bini (1915–1993), racing cyclist

literature

Emanuele Repetti: MONTE MURLO, o MONTEMURLO nella Valle dell'Ombrone pistojese. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846), online edition of the University of Siena (PDF, Italian)

Web links

Commons : Montemurlo - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on November 2, 2015 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)

[1] Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

[2] Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on November 2, 2015 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)