Murlo is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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in the

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, located about south of

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and about south of

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. Murlo borders the following municipalities:

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, Monteroni d'Arbia,

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History

From 1189 to 1778 it was the seat of the homonym "Feudo vescovile di Murlo", ecclesiastical

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governed by the bishop of Siena, of which remains the palace and the adjacent church of San Fortunato, where the Bishop celebrated religious rites. The hill of Poggio Civitate was an ancient settlement located in the commune and currently the site of archaeological investigations. Most of the municipal population resides in Vescovado and Casciano. Vescovado is also home to the municipal house.

Geography

The territory, exclusively hilly, is between the valley of the river Merse and the Val d'Arbia. The landscape has high hills and woods on the side of the river Merse going towards the

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, but on the side of the river Arbia the hills are low and softer typical of the

Crete Senesi The Crete Senesi refers to an area of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany immediately to the south of Siena. It consists of a range of hills and woods among villages and includes the ''comuni'' of Asciano, Buonconvento, Monteroni d'Arbia, Rapola ...

. The municipality of Murlo can be considered in some respects a scattered municipality, as the village that gives its name to the municipality is not the town hall that is located, instead, in Vescovado. The village of Murlo (317 m a.s.l., 23 inhabitants)Data of the 2011 Istat census. is mostly a tourist center for the presence of the medieval walls, the museum and the cathedral, all municipal activities take place in the villages of Vescovado, where the town hall is located, and Casciano, the two most populous villages.

Hamlets

* Bagnaia (246 m a.s.l., 16 ab.)Istat Census Data 2001. * Casciano (452 m a.s.l., 922 ab.) * La Befa (151 m a.s.l., 34 ab.) * Montepescini (256 m s.l.m., 16 ab.) * Vescovado (294 m a.s.l., 821 ab.)

Other locations in the territory

Other minor localities of the territory are Aiello, Belcano, Campeccioli, Campolungo, Campriano, Casanova, Crevole, Cucculeggia, Filetta, Fontazzi, Formignano, Frontignano, Gonfienti, Lupompesi, Macereto, Miniere di Murlo, Mocale, Montepertuso, Montorgiali, Olivello, Pacanino, Palazzaccio, Piantasala, Pieve a Carli, Poggiobrucoli, Poggiolodoli, Pompana, Resi, San Giusto, Santo Stefano, Tinoni, Vallerano.

Twin towns

* Giberville,

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References

External links

Official website
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