# Murlo

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Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Murlo Comune Comune di Murlo View of the castle of Murlo Coat of arms Murlo Location of Murlo in Italy Show map of Italy Murlo Murlo (Tuscany) Show map of Tuscany Coordinates: 43°10′N 11°23′E / 43.167°N 11.383°E / 43.167; 11.383 Country Italy Region Tuscany Province Siena (SI) Frazioni Bagnaia, Casciano, La Befa, Montepescini, Vescovado Government • Mayor Fabiola Parenti Area [1] • Total 115.0 km2 (44.4 sq mi) Elevation 294 m (965 ft) Population (30 November 2017[3])[2] • Total 2,453 • Density 21.33/km2 (55.25/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 53016 Dialing code 0577 Patron saint St. Fortunatus Saint day 12 July Website Official website

**Murlo** is a *[comune](/source/Comune)* (municipality) in the [Province of Siena](/source/Province_of_Siena) in the [Italian](/source/Italy) region [Tuscany](/source/Tuscany), located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of [Florence](/source/Florence) and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of [Siena](/source/Siena).

Murlo borders the following municipalities: [Buonconvento](/source/Buonconvento), [Civitella Paganico](/source/Civitella_Paganico), [Montalcino](/source/Montalcino), [Monteroni d'Arbia](/source/Monteroni_d'Arbia), [Monticiano](/source/Monticiano), [Sovicille](/source/Sovicille).

## History

From 1189 to 1778 it was the seat of the homonym "Feudo vescovile di Murlo", ecclesiastical [signoria](/source/Signoria) governed by the [bishop of Siena](/source/Archdiocese_of_Siena-Colle_di_Val_d'Elsa-Montalcino), of which remains the palace and the adjacent church of San Fortunato, where the Bishop celebrated religious rites.[4]

The hill of [Poggio Civitate](/source/Poggio_Civitate) was an ancient settlement located in the commune and currently the site of archaeological investigations.[5]

Most of the municipal population resides in [Vescovado](/source/Vescovado%2C_Murlo) and [Casciano](/source/Casciano%2C_Murlo). Vescovado is also home to the municipal house.

## Geography

The territory, exclusively hilly, is between the valley of the river [Merse](/source/Merse_(river)) and the [Val d'Arbia](/source/Val_d'Arbia). The landscape has high hills and woods on the side of the river Merse going towards the [Maremma](/source/Maremma), but on the side of the river Arbia the hills are low and softer typical of the [Crete Senesi](/source/Crete_Senesi).

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)[6] 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](/source/Bagnaia%2C_Murlo) (246 m a.s.l., 16 ab.)[7]

- [Casciano](/source/Casciano%2C_Murlo) (452 m a.s.l., 922 ab.)[6]

- [La Befa](/source/La_Befa) (151 m a.s.l., 34 ab.)[6]

- [Montepescini](/source/Montepescini) (256 m s.l.m., 16 ab.)[6]

- [Vescovado](/source/Vescovado%2C_Murlo) (294 m a.s.l., 821 ab.)[6]

### 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](/source/Giberville), [France](/source/France)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v20_1-0)** ["Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011"](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224). Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v20_2-0)** ["Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018"](http://demo.istat.it/pop2018/index3.html). Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-istat_3-0)** All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [Istat](/source/National_Institute_of_Statistics_(Italy)).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Mario Filippone (ed), *Il territorio di Murlo e le sue chiese*, Siena. Nuova immagine, 1994, p. 9.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Poggio Civitate Excavation Project](http://poggiocivitate.classics.umass.edu/overview.asp) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141009082241/http://poggiocivitate.classics.umass.edu/overview.asp) 2014-10-09 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), [University of Massachusetts](/source/University_of_Massachusetts) Amherst.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-istat2_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-istat2_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-istat2_6-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-istat2_6-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-istat2_6-4) Data of the 2011 Istat census.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Istat Census Data 2001.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Murlo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Murlo).

- [Official website](http://www.comune.murlo.siena.it/)

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