Monteriggioni
Monteriggioni | |
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| Comune di Monteriggioni | |
Aerial view of Monteriggioni | |
Location of Monteriggioni | |
| Coordinates: 43°23′24.01″N 11°13′23.95″E / 43.3900028°N 11.2233194°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Siena (SI) |
| Frazioni | Abbadia a Isola, Badesse, Basciano, Belverde, Castellina Scalo, Lornano, Montarioso, Quercegrossa, San Martino, Santa Colomba, Strove, Tognazza, Uopini |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrea Frosini (PD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 99.72 km2 (38.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 10,099 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Monteriggionesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 53035 |
| Dialing code | 0577 |
| Patron saint | Assumption of Mary |
| Saint day | 15 August |
| Website | Official website |
Monteriggioni is a comune in the province of Siena in the Italian region of Tuscany. It borders on the communes of Casole d'Elsa, Castellina in Chianti, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Poggibonsi, Siena, and Sovicille. The town is architecturally and culturally significant; it hosts several piazzas, and is referenced in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.