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Certaldo
Sign in to saveCertaldo () is a town and (municipality) of Tuscany, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Florence, located in the middle of Valdelsa. It is about southwest of the Florence Cathedral (50 minutes by rail and 35 minutes by car from the city), and 40 minutes by rail north of Siena.
Certaldo is a town in Tuscany, Italy, situated in the Florence metropolitan area within the Valdelsa valley, making it a conveniently located destination between Florence and Siena. The town is notable for its position as a Tuscan municipality that offers access to the region's characteristic countryside while remaining within reasonable traveling distance of major cities like Florence and Siena.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Certaldo
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Certaldo
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- 1 certaldo aerial 2024.jpg
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Certaldo-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.region
- Tuscany
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Florence (FI)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Bagnano, Fiano, Marcialla (part), Sciano
- Italian comune.mayor_party
- PD
- Italian comune.mayor
- Giovanni Campatelli
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 75.28
- Italian comune.population_total
- 16004
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 30 June 2017
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Certaldesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 67
- Italian comune.saint
- St. Thomas the Apostle
- Italian comune.day
- July 3
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 50052
- Italian comune.area_code
- 0571
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- comune of Italy
- Official name
- Certaldo
- Demonym
- certaldesi
- Country
- Republic of Florence
- Located in
- Metropolitan City of Florence
- Official language
- Italian
- Population
- 15515
- Area
- 75.28
- Elevation
- 67
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- San Gimignano
- Official website
- www.comune.certaldo.fi.it/it
- Image
- CertaldoPanorama3.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0571
- Licence plate code
- FI
- Patron saint
- Thomas the Apostle
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- twinned administrative body
- Sighetu Marmației
- topic's main category
- Category:Certaldo
- Commons category
- Certaldo
- postal code
- 50052
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Certaldo
- category for people born here
- Q9224101
- Commons gallery
- Certaldo
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- has certification
- Bandiera arancione
- native label
- Certaldo
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Certaldo
- street address
- Ufficio Turistico, Via Giovanni Boccaccio 50052 Certaldo FI
- P12749
- Mavie Hörbiger
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
- History
- Etruscan-Roman period
- Culture
- Twin towns
- References
Certaldo () is a town and (municipality) of Tuscany, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Florence, located in the middle of Valdelsa. It is about southwest of the Florence Cathedral (50 minutes by rail and 35 minutes by car from the city), and 40 minutes by rail north of Siena.
It was home to the family of Giovanni Boccaccio, author of the Decameron, who was possibly born and died at his home in Certaldo, being buried there in 1375. It is also the birthplace of actor Ernesto Calindri and of football manager Luciano Spalletti.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Certaldo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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