Gerfalco

Gerfalco
Frazione
View of Gerfalco
Gerfalco Location of Gerfalco in Italy
Coordinates: 43°8′47″N 10°58′46″E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Grosseto (GR)
Comune	Montieri
Elevation	774 m (2,539 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	110
Demonym	Gerfalchini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58020
Dialing code	(+39) 0564

Gerfalco is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Montieri, province of Grosseto, in the area of Colline Metallifere. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 78.[1]

Geography

Gerfalco is about 70 km from Grosseto and 7 km from Montieri, and it is situated in the Cornate e Fosini Natural Reserve.

Main sights

The church of Sant'Agostino

• San Biagio, main parish church of the village, it was consecrated in 1599.
• Sant'Agostino (14th century), it was an ancient convent of the Augustinians.
• Church of Misericordia (13th century), it was restructured in the 18th century.
• Walls of Gerfalco, old fortifications which surround the village since the 12th century.

References

1. (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001 Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Istat

Bibliography

• Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997.

See also

• Boccheggiano
• Montieri
• Travale