Monteaperti

Frazione in Tuscany, Italy
43°19′40″N 11°25′53″E / 43.32778°N 11.43139°E / 43.32778; 11.43139Country ItalyRegion TuscanyProvinceSiena (SI)ComuneCastelnuovo BerardengaElevation
252 m (827 ft)Population
 (2011)
 • Total652Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Monteaperti (or Montaperti) is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castelnuovo Berardenga, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 465.[1] Monteaperti is about 12 km from Siena and 8 km from Castelnuovo Berardenga.

The place is known for being the scene of the battle of Montaperti (1260) between the Republic of Florence and the Republic of Siena.

References

  1. ^ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Siena (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat.
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