San Quirico d'Orcia
| San Quirico d'Orcia | ||
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| Comune di San Quirico d'Orcia | ||
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.svg) San Quirico within the Province of Siena |
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 San Quirico d'Orcia
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| Coordinates: 43°4′N 11°36′E / 43.067°N 11.600°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region |
 Tuscany
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| Province / Metropolitan city | Siena (SI) | |
| Frazioni | Bagno Vignoni, Fornace Laterizi | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Roberto Rappuoli | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 42.2 km2 (16.3 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 409 m (1,342 ft) | |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | ||
| • Total | 2,526 | |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 53027 | |
| Dialing code | 0577 | |
| Website | Official website | |
San Quirico d'Orcia is a comune (municipality) of about 2,500 inhabitants in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southeast of Florence and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Siena inside the Valdorcia landscape. It is named in honor of Saint Quiricus.
Located on the Via Francigena, San Quirico d'Orcia borders the municipalities of Castiglione d'Orcia, Montalcino, Pienza, and San Giovanni d'Asso. It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Bagno Vignoni (also named Vignoni), and Fornace Laterizi.
The frazione of Vignoni houses a castle, a residence of the Salimbeni in the 12th century. It includes a top-less tower and a Romanesque church, once housing a crufix by Giambologna, now in the Museum of Montalcino. Annexed is also the (rebuilt) 15th century Palazzo degli Amerighi, where a plot was set against the Spanish who menaced Siena in 1558–59.
San Quirico is home to the following churches:
Collegiate church of Sts. Quiricus and Julietta
View of the Horti Leonini
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