Porta Franca

Porta Franca is a gate in Monteriggioni, Val di Elsa, Tuscany. Porta Franca is situated nearby to the church Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta, as well as near the city gate Porta San Giovanni.

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Type: Gate
Description: city gate in Monteriggioni, Siena, Italy
Also known as: “Porta Romea”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta and Porta San Giovanni.

Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta

Church

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Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta is a church.

Porta San Giovanni

City gate

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Porta San Giovanni is a city gate, which is situated 170 metres northwest of Porta Franca.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Colonna and Rencine.

La Colonna

Hamlet

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La Colonna is a hamlet.

Rencine is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castellina in Chianti, province of Siena. Rencine is about 23 km from Siena and 15 km from Castellina in Chianti.

Castellina Scalo

Village

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Castellina Scalo is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Monteriggioni, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 1,809.

Porta Franca

Category: city gate
Location: Monteriggioni, Val di Elsa, Siena, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

43.38992° or 43° 23′ 24″ north

Longitude

11.22427° or 11° 13′ 27″ east

Elevation

270 metres (886 feet)

Open location code

8FMH96QF+XP

GeoNames ID

11836772

Wikidata ID

Q125120547

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In Other Languages

“Porta Franca” goes by many names.

Italian: “Porta Franca”
Italian: “Porta Romea”

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Localities in the Area

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