San Quirico d'Orcia
Comune in Tuscany, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Quirico d'Orcia is a comune (municipality) of about 2,500 inhabitants in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southeast of Florence and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Siena inside the Valdorcia landscape. It is named in honor of Saint Quiricus.
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San Quirico d'Orcia | |
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Comune di San Quirico d'Orcia | |
Coordinates: 43°4′N 11°36′E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Province | Siena (SI) |
Frazioni | Bagno Vignoni, Fornace Laterizi |
Government | |
• Mayor | Danilo Maramai (Centre-left) |
Area | |
• Total | 42.12 km2 (16.26 sq mi) |
Elevation | 409 m (1,342 ft) |
Population (31 August 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 2,672 |
• Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Demonym | Sanquirichesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 53027 |
Dialing code | 0577 |
Website | Official website |
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Located on the Via Francigena, San Quirico d'Orcia borders the municipalities of Castiglione d'Orcia, Montalcino and Pienza.