Monterchi

Monterchi
—  Comune  —
Comune di Monterchi
Coat of arms
Monterchi Location of Monterchi in Italy
Coordinates: 43°29′N 12°6′E / 43.483°N 12.1°E / 43.483; 12.1
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Arezzo (AR)
Frazioni	Borgacciano, Le Ville, Padonchia, Pianezze, Pocaia, Ripoli, Fonaco
Government
- Mayor	Massimo Boncompagni
Area
- Total	28.7 km2 (11.1 sq mi)
Elevation	356 m (1,168 ft)
Population (2005)
- Total	1,831
- Density	63.8/km2 (165.2/sq mi)
Demonym	Monterchiesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	53035
Dialing code	0575
Saint day	October 8

Monterchi is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 km southeast of Florence and about 20 km east of Arezzo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,844 and an area of 28.7 km².^[1]

Piero della Francesca's Madonna del Parto. Museo della Madonna del Parto, Monterchi.

Monterchi borders the following municipalities: Anghiari, Arezzo, Citerna, Città di Castello, Monte Santa Maria Tiberina.

The most famous cultural attraction of Monterchi is the fresco of the Madonna del Parto by Piero della Francesca, which is (after a restoration in 1992-1993) now displayed in the erstwhile primary school of the commune. Formerly it covered a wall in the Chapel of Santa Maria di Momentana and was rediscovered (in very bad condition) in the last century.

Demographic evolution

References

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.