Montevarchi

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Montevarchi, Administrative commune in Upper Arno Valley, Italy

Montevarchi extends across a prehistoric lake basin near the hills separating the Arno Valley from the Chianti region at 144 meters elevation.

The settlement emerged around 1100 near a Benedictine monastery, initially belonging to Marquis Bourbon del Monte before passing to Florence in 1273.

The Museum of Sacred Art contains the Tempietto Robbiano, a chapel with glazed terracottas created by Andrea della Robbia between 1490 and 1499.

The town maintains its position as a manufacturing center for clothing production while operating hydroelectric and thermoelectric power plants.

The Paleontology Museum displays 1,600 fossils from Upper Valdarno, documenting local fauna from three million years ago.

Location: Province of Arezzo

Capital city: Montevarchi

Elevation above the sea: 144 m

Shares border with: Cavriglia, Gaiole in Chianti, Laterina Pergine Valdarno, Terranuova Bracciolini, Bucine, San Giovanni Valdarno, Pergine Valdarno

Website: http://comune.montevarchi.ar.it

GPS coordinates: 43.52340,11.56787

Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:37

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