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Monticello Amiata

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Monticello Amiata

Elevation734 m
Coordinates42.89°, 11.48°

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City facts

Elevation
734 m
Time zone
UTC+02:00

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Overview

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.

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History & geography

History

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.

Geography

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.

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Geography

Latitude
42.8884
Longitude
11.4785
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
12,528
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mastic Tree
    Pistacia lentiscus L. · Magnoliopsida
    123
  • Dwarf Elder
    Sambucus ebulus L. · Magnoliopsida
    107
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    99
  • Viper's Bugloss
    Echium vulgare L. · Magnoliopsida
    82
  • Eurasian Jay
    Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    74
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    73
  • Red Kite
    Milvus milvus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    72
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    70

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
148
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2001-11-26

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Tuscany

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.37
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,594

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
125
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Monticello Amiata, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API