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Country
  
Italy

Comune
  
Arcidosso

Demonym(s)
  
Montelateronesi

Population
  
283 (2001)

Postal code
  
58030

Region
  
Tuscany

Elevation
  
670 m (2,200 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Province
  
Province of Grosseto

Dialling code
  
0564

Montelaterone

Montelaterone ([ˌmontelateˈroːne]) is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Arcidosso, province of Grosseto, in the area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 283.

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Map of 58031 Montelaterone, Province of Grosseto, Italy

Montelaterone is about 52 km from Grosseto and 4 km from Arcidosso, and it is situated on a sandstone peak between the valleys of Ente and Zancona rivers.

Main sights

  • Church of San Clemente (14th century), main parish church of the village
  • Church of Madonna della Misericordia (17th century), with frescoes by Francesco and Giuseppe Nicola Nasini
  • Chapel of Santa Lucia in Stiacciaie (14th century)
  • Pieve of Santa Maria a Lamula (12th century), between Montelaterone and Arcidosso, it is an important and ancient Romanesque church.
  • Palazzo Pretorio (13th century), ancient city hall
  • Walls of Montelaterone, old fortifications which surround the village since 11th century
  • Cassero Senese, a 13th-century fortress

    • References

    Montelaterone Wikipedia
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