Monticello Amiata | |
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Location of Monticello Amiata in Italy | |
Coordinates: 42°53′14″N 11°28′52″E / 42.88722°N 11.48111°ECoordinates: 42°53′14″N 11°28′52″E / 42.88722°N 11.48111°E | |
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Province | Grosseto (GR) |
Comune | Cinigiano |
Elevation | 734 m (2,408 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 442 |
Demonym(s) | Monticellesi |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 58044 |
Dialing code | (+39) 0564 |
Monticello Amiata is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Cinigiano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 425.
Monticello Amiata is about 50 km from Grosseto and 9 km from Cinigiano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Cinigiano to Arcidosso.
Originally known as Montepinzutolo, it was mentioned for the first time in an act by Conrad II in 1027. The village became a comune in 1261, but it lost its autonomy in 1783, when it became a frazione of Cinigiano.