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Montepulciano

Montepulciano () is a medieval and Renaissance hill town and comune in the Italian province of Siena in southern Tuscany. It sits high on a limestone ridge, east of Pienza, southeast of Siena, southeast of Florence, and north of Rome by car.

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Montepulciano is a medieval and Renaissance hill town located in southern Tuscany, Italy, in the province of Siena. It sits on a high limestone ridge and is notable for its well-preserved historic architecture from the medieval and Renaissance periods.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name: Montepulciano
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Montepulciano
Italian comune.image_skyline: 1 montepulciano aerial 2024.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Panorama of Montepulciano
Italian comune.image_shield: Montepulciano-Stemma.png
Italian comune.region: Tuscany
Italian comune.province: Siena (SI)
Italian comune.frazioni: Abbadia, Acquaviva, Gracciano, Montepulciano Stazione, Sant'Albino, Valiano
Italian comune.mayor_party: PD
Italian comune.mayor: Michele Angiolini
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 165.33
Italian comune.population_total: 13984
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 December 2017
Italian comune.population_demonym: Poliziani or Montepulcianesi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 605
Italian comune.saint: St. John the Baptist
Italian comune.day: 29 August
Italian comune.postal_code: 53045

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: comune of Italy
Official name: Montepulciano
Demonym: montepulcianesi
Country: Italy
Located in: Province of Siena
Population: 13274
Area: 165.33
Elevation: 605
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Pienza
Official website: www.comune.montepulciano.siena.it
Image: Montepulciano02.jpg
Dialing code: 0578
Licence plate code: SI
Patron saint: John the Baptist

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postal code: 53045
Commons category: Montepulciano
category for people born here: Q9225926
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Montepulciano
topic's main category: Category:Montepulciano
category of associated people: Category:People from Montepulciano
Commons gallery: Montepulciano
different from: Montepulciano
native label: Montepulciano
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described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
has certification: Bandiera arancione

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Main sights
Notable people
Municipal government
Twin towns—sister cities
Gallery
See also
References
External links

Montepulciano is a wine-producing region. The Vino Nobile di Montepulciano has Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita status and is, with the Brunello di Montalcino and Chianti Classico, one of the principal red wines of Tuscany. The Rosso di Montepulciano and Vin Santo di Montepulciano have Denominazione di origine controllata status.

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