Castiglione d’Orcia
Castiglione d’Orcia is a rural municipality centered around a village of the same name in the Val d'Orcia region of Siena in Tuscany, Italy.Places of Interest
Highlights include Santa Maria Maddalena and San Sebastiano.
Santa Maria Maddalena
Church
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Maria Maddalena is a church in Castiglione d'Orcia, Tuscany, central Italy. The church, in Romanesque style, has a single nave, ending in a semicircular apse, and a 12th-century bell tower. The facade dates to the 13th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bagno Vignoni and San Quirico d’Orcia.
Bagno Vignoni
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bagno Vignoni, is a village in the commune of San Quirico d'Orcia, 45 km to the south of Siena. Whilst the buildings in this small centre date from the mediaeval period, the first settlement in the area was during the time of the Etruscans and ancient Romans, as attested by numerous archaeological finds.
San Quirico d’Orcia
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San Quirico d’Orcia, named after Saint Quiricus, is based in the Val d'Orcia natural park at the northern edge of Val d'Orcia area in southern Tuscany.
Castiglione d’Orcia
- Type: Locality with 2,270 residents
- Also known as: “052007”
- Location: Siena, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.0044° or 43° 0′ 16″ northLongitude
11.6161° or 11° 36′ 58″ eastPopulation
2,270Elevation
533 metres (1,749 feet)Open location code
8FMH2J38+QFGeoNames ID
6538597
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In Other Languages
“Castiglione d’Orcia” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Castiglione d’Orcia”
- Italian: “Comune di Castiglione d’Orcia”
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