Asciano
Sign in to saveAsciano () is a comune and hill town in the province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany. It is located at the centre of the Crete senesi between the river Ombrone and the torrent Copra, some southeast of the town of Siena by rail.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Asciano
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Asciano
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- AscianoPanorama4.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- The church of St. Agatha in Asciano.
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Asciano-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.region
- Tuscany
- Italian comune.province
- Siena (SI)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Arbia, Chiusure, Castelnuovo Scalo, Torre a Castello
- Italian comune.mayor
- Paolo Bonari
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 215.6
- Italian comune.population_total
- 7076
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 December 2017
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Ascianesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 200
- Italian comune.saint
- St. Agatha
- Italian comune.day
- 5 February
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 53041
- Italian comune.area_code
- 0577
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Asciano () is a comune and hill town in the province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany. It is located at the centre of the Crete senesi between the river Ombrone and the torrent Copra, some southeast of the town of Siena by rail.
==History== Asciano has origins as Etruscan, Roman and Lombard settlements. A 5th century BC Etruscan necropolis has been excavated nearby and remains of Roman baths, with a fine mosaic pavement, were found within the town in 1898. During the medieval period its location made it a site of contest between Siena and Florence: the battle of Montaperti was fought in the nearby on 4 September 1260. The village was purchased by the Sienese in 1285 and surrounded by walls in 1351, and has some 14th-century churches with paintings of the same period.