Cinigiano
Encyclopedia
Cinigiano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Grosseto
in the Italian
region Tuscany
, located about 100 km south of Florence
and about 25 km northeast of Grosseto
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,624 and an area of 161.4 km².
Cinigiano borders the following municipalities: Arcidosso
, Campagnatico
, Castel del Piano
, Civitella Paganico
, Montalcino
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Grosseto
Province of Grosseto
The Province of Grosseto is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Grosseto.-Geography:It has an area of 4,504 km², and a total population of 227.498...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
, located about 100 km south of Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
and about 25 km northeast of Grosseto
Grosseto
Grosseto is a city and comune in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the Province of Grosseto. The city lies 14 km from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvial plain, on the Ombrone river....
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,624 and an area of 161.4 km².
Cinigiano borders the following municipalities: Arcidosso
Arcidosso
Arcidosso is a comune in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 100 km south of Florence and about 35 km northeast of Grosseto and near the town of Montalcino.- History :...
, Campagnatico
Campagnatico
Campagnatico is a comune in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 100 km south of Florence and about 20 km northeast of Grosseto in the valley of the Ombrone River.-History:...
, Castel del Piano
Castel del Piano
Castel del Piano is a town and comune of Grosseto province in the Italian region of Tuscany.-History:The area of Castel del Piano is known to have been inhabited in prehistoric times, but the town itself is mentioned for the first time in a document from 890 AD. From 1175 to 1321 it was a...
, Civitella Paganico
Civitella Paganico
Civitella Paganico is a comune in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 90 km south of Florence and about 30 km northeast of Grosseto in the valley of the Ombrone river....
, Montalcino
Montalcino
Montalcino is a hilltown and comune in Tuscany, Italy. It is famous for its Brunello di Montalcino wine.The town is located to the west of Pienza, close to the Crete Senesi in Val d'Orcia. It is 42 km from Siena, 110 km from Florence and 150 km from Pisa...
.
External links
- www.comune.cinigiano.gr.it/
- Southern Tuscany - Map It Out! Useful travel information and updated events in and around Cinigiano