Montefiascone

thumb|Grave of Bishop Fugger featured in Est! Est! Est! legend. Montefiascone is a town and comune of the province of Viterbo, in Lazio, central Italy. It stands on a hill on the southeast side of Lake Bolsena, about north of Rome.

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Montefiascone is a small town in central Italy located on a hilltop overlooking Lake Bolsena, situated in the province of Viterbo. The town is historically notable for its connection to the legend of Est! Est! Est!, which involves the grave of Bishop Fugger and has made Montefiascone known in Italian cultural history.

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Italian comune.name: Montefiascone
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Montefiascone
Italian comune.image_skyline: Montefiascone panorama.jpg
Italian comune.region: Lazio
Italian comune.province: Viterbo (VT)
Italian comune.frazioni: Le Coste, Le Grazie, Le Mosse, Zepponami
Italian comune.mayor: Giulia De Santis
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 104.93
Italian comune.population_total: 13520
Italian comune.population_as_of: 30 November 2017
Italian comune.population_demonym: Montefiasconesi or Falisci
Italian comune.elevation_m: 590
Italian comune.saint: St. Margaret of Antioch
Italian comune.day: July 20
Italian comune.postal_code: 01027
Italian comune.area_code: 0761

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Instance of: comune of Italy
Official name: Montefiascone
Demonym: montefiasconesi
Country: Italy
Located in: Province of Viterbo
Population: 12955
Area: 104.93
Elevation: 590
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Viterbo
Official website: www.comune.montefiascone.vt.it
Image: Montefiascone panorama.jpg
Dialing code: 0761
Licence plate code: VT
Patron saint: Margaret the Virgin

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Commons category: Montefiascone
postal code: 01027
category for people born here: Q9225911
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Montefiascone
topic's main category: Category:Montefiascone
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
native label: Montefiascone

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