Sinalunga

Sinalunga is a town and comune in the province of Siena, in the Tuscany region of central Italy.

Key facts

Italian comune.name: Sinalunga
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Sinalunga
Italian comune.image_skyline: Sinalunga.jpg
Italian comune.image_shield: Sinalunga-Stemma.png
Italian comune.region: Tuscany
Italian comune.province: Siena (SI)
Italian comune.frazioni: Bettolle, Farnetella, Guazzino, Rigomagno, Scrofiano
Italian comune.mayor: Edo Zacchei
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 78
Italian comune.population_total: 12926
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Italian comune.population_demonym: Sinalunghesi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 364
Italian comune.saint: St. Martin
Italian comune.day: November 11
Italian comune.postal_code: 53048
Italian comune.area_code: 0577

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Sinalunga
Population: 12068
Area: 78.66
Elevation: 364
Official website: www.comune.sinalunga.si.it
Image: SinalungaPanorama2.jpg
Dialing code: 0577
Licence plate code: SI

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Commons category: Sinalunga
postal code: 53048
Commons gallery: Sinalunga
P11012: Simon Rich
P8168: Prisjeka

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Sinalunga is a town and comune in the province of Siena, in the Tuscany region of central Italy.

==History== Aside from scanty prehistoric findings, the oldest historical remains date from the 8th century BC, when Sinalunga was perhaps an Etruscan settlement under the control of Chiusi, with some temple at the top of the hill where Sinalunga lies.