Gerfalco
Gerfalco | |
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 View of Gerfalco | |
  Gerfalco Location of Gerfalco in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 43°8′47″N 10°58′46″E / 43.14639°N 10.97944°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Tuscany |
| Province | Grosseto (GR) |
| Comune | Montieri |
| Elevation | 774 m (2,539 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 110 |
| Demonym | Gerfalchini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 58020 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 0564 |
Gerfalco is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Montieri, province of Grosseto, in the area of Colline Metallifere. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 78.
Geography
Gerfalco is about 70 km from Grosseto and 7 km from Montieri, and it is located near the Cornate di Gerfalco peak, in the Cornate e Fosini Natural Reserve.
Main sights
- San Biagio, main parish church of the village, it was consecrated in 1599.
- Sant'Agostino (14th century), it was an ancient convent of the Augustinians.
- Church of Misericordia (13th century), it was restructured in the 18th century.
- Walls of Gerfalco, old fortifications which surround the village since the 12th century.
References
- ↑ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001 Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Istat
Bibliography
- Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.
See also
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