Guardistallo

Guardistallo
Comune
Comune di Guardistallo
Panorama of Guardistallo
Panorama of Guardistallo
Coat of arms of Guardistallo
Coat of arms
Location of Guardistallo
Map
Guardistallo is located in Italy
Guardistallo
Guardistallo
Location of Guardistallo in Italy
Guardistallo is located in Tuscany
Guardistallo
Guardistallo
Guardistallo (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 43°19′N 10°38′E / 43.317°N 10.633°E / 43.317; 10.633
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
ProvincePisa (PI)
FrazioniCasino di Terra
Government
 • MayorMario Giuseppe Ettore Gruppelli
Area
[1]
 • Total
23.8 km2 (9.2 sq mi)
Elevation
278 m (912 ft)
Population
 (2008)[2]
 • Total
1,218
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
DemonymGuardistallini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
56040
Dialing code0586
WebsiteOfficial website

Guardistallo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Florence and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Pisa.

History

During the summer of 1944, it was the theatre of the Guardistallo massacre, carried out by German occupation forces. On 29 June 1944, 61 people were killed and buried in a mass grave. An extra person was wounded in the same occasion and died in the following days.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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