Monterchi

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Monterchi
coat of arms
Monterchi (Italy)
Monterchi
Country Italy
region Tuscany
province Arezzo  (AR)
Coordinates 43 ° 29 '  N , 12 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 29 '21 "  N , 12 ° 6' 44"  E
height 356  m slm
surface 28.70 km²
Residents 1,718 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 60 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 52035
prefix 0575
ISTAT number 051024
Popular name Monterchiesi
Patron saint San Simeone
Website Monterchi
Panorama of Monterchi
Panorama of Monterchi

Monterchi is an Italian commune with 1718 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Arezzo in the Tuscany region .

geography

Location of Monterchi in the province of Arezzo

The community extends over around 29 km². It is located about 20 km east of Arezzo and 80 km south-east of Florence in the Tiberina Valley , in the climatic classification of Italian communities in Zone E, 2271 GR / G. The largest rivers in the municipality are the Padonchia (8 km in the municipality) and the Cerfone (7 km).

The districts include Borgacciano, Fonaco, Le Ville, Padonchia, Pianezze, Pocaia and Ripoli.

The neighboring municipalities are Anghiari , Arezzo , Citerna ( PG ), Città di Castello (PG) and Monte Santa Maria Tiberina (PG).

history

The place was first documented in 1095. After the Battle of Anghiari , the place fell under the rule of the Republic of Florence in 1440 and was thus later incorporated into the Duchy of Tuscany . The name comes from the Latin mons Hercules .

Madonna del Parto
Chiesa di San Simeone

Attractions

  • Cappella di Santa Maria di Momentana , here was the fresco Madonna del Parto by Piero della Francesca in 1455 , which was removed in 1911 and is now in the museum of the same name.
  • Museo della Madonna del Parto (with fresco of the same name).
  • Chiesa di San Simeone , founded in 1230.

literature

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  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) (PDF; 330 kB), accessed on March 8, 2013 (Italian)
  3. ↑ Official website of the Sistema Informativo Ambientale della Regione Toscana (SIRA) on the rivers in Monterchi , accessed on March 8, 2013 (Italian)
  4. ↑ Official website of the ISTAT (Istituto nazionale di statistica) on 2001 population figures in the province of Arezzo , accessed on March 8, 2013 (Italian)
  5. ↑ abctuscany.com ( Memento of the original from May 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 9, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.abctuscany.com
  6. ↑ toscana.indettaglio.it , accessed on January 9, 2010
  7. ^ Official website of the municipality of Monterchi , accessed on January 9, 2010