Castelnuovo Berardenga is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the

province of Siena The province of Siena ( it, provincia di Siena, link=no, ) is a province in Tuscany, Italy. Its capital is the city of Siena. Geography The province is divided into seven historical areas: * Alta Val d'Elsa * Chianti senese * The urban area o ...

in the

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region

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...

, located about southeast of

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...

and about east of

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...

. Since 1932 it has been included in the

Chianti A Chianti wine (, also , ) is any wine produced in the Chianti region of central Tuscany. It was historically associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket, called a ''fiasco'' ("flask"; ''pl. fiaschi''). However, the ''fiasco'' is ...

wine-production area. The

Battle of Montaperti The Battle of Montaperti was fought on 4 September 1260 between Florence and Siena in Tuscany as part of the conflict between the Guelphs and Ghibellines. The Florentines were routed. It was the bloodiest battle fought in Medieval Italy, wi ...

between

Guelphs and Ghibellines The Guelphs and Ghibellines (, , ; it, guelfi e ghibellini ) were factions supporting the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor, respectively, in the Italian city-states of Central Italy and Northern Italy. During the 12th and 13th centuries, ri ...

was fought nearby on 4 September 1260. The territory of Castelnuovo Berardenga borders that of the ''comuni'' of

Asciano Asciano () is a ''comune'' and hill town in the province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany. It is located at the centre of the Crete senesi between the river Ombrone and the torrent Copra, some southeast of the town of Siena by rail. Histo ...

Bucine Bucine is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about west of Arezzo. Subdivision Bucine borders the following municipalities: Castelnuovo Berardenga, Civite ...

, Castellina in Chianti,

Gaiole in Chianti Gaiole in Chianti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about northeast of Siena. ''Forbes'' named it number one in its list of "Europe's Most Idyllic Pla ...

Monteriggioni Monteriggioni is a ''comune'' in the province of Siena in the Italian region of Tuscany. It borders on the communes of Casole d'Elsa, Castellina in Chianti, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Poggibonsi, Siena, and Sovicille. The ...

Radda in Chianti Radda in Chianti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about north of Siena. Radda in Chianti borders the following municipalities: Castellina in Chianti ...

Rapolano Terme Rapolano Terme is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about east of Siena in the area known as the Crete Senesi. Until 1949 it was known simply as Rapolano. ...

and

Villages and hamlets

The comune of Castelnuovo Berardenga includes the ''

frazioni A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist era (1922–1943) as ...

'' of: * Casetta *

Monteaperti Monteaperti (or ''Montaperti'') is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castelnuovo Berardenga, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 465.Pianella Pianella (locally ''Pianòlle'') is a ''comune'' and town in the Province of Pescara Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Ital ...

Pievasciata Pievasciata is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castelnuovo Berardenga, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 52.Ponte a Bozzone *

Quercegrossa Quercegrossa is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a ''frazione'' of the ''comuni'' of Castelnuovo Berardenga and Monteriggioni, province of Siena.San Giovanni a Cerreto * San Gusmè * Vagliagli and Villa a Sesta And the hamlets or smaller villages of: * Abbazia Monastero * Barca * Bivio Santo Stefano * Bossi * Campi * Castell'In Villa *

Castelnuovo Scalo Castelnuovo Scalo is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a ''frazione'' of the ''Comune, comuni'' of Asciano and Castelnuovo Berardenga, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 73.Castello di Montalto The castle of Montalto lies east of Siena, Italy, in an area known as ‘la Berardenga’, which is an extensive territory in the Chianti region of Tuscany. Its position right on the border between the territories of Siena and Florence gave it gr ...

Villas

* Villa Arceno * Villa di Catignano o Villa Sergardi * Villa Chigi Lucarini Saracini * Villa di Geggiano or Villa Bianchi-Bandinelli * Villa di Monaciano * Villa Pagliaia * Villa di Sestano * Villa di Fagnano or Villa Terrosi Vagnoli

Churches

* Propositura dei Santi Giusto e Clemente * Pieve di Santa Maria a Pàcina * Pieve di San Felice a Bossi * Pieve dei Santi Cosma e Damiano (San Gusmè) * Pieve di San Giovanni Battista (Pieve Asciata) * Pieve di Santa Maria (Villa a Sesta) * Chiesa di San Cristoforo a Vagliagli * Chiesa di San Pietro (Canonica a Cerreto) * Chiesa di Sant'Ansano a Dofàna * Chiesa dei Santi Giacomo e Niccolò (Quercegrossa) * Chiesa di San Giovanni Evangelista (Cerreto) * Chiesa di San Bartolomeo (Sestano) * Cappella di San Giovanni (Villa di Arceno) * Cappella di Santa Croce (Villa Sergardi di Catignano) * Cappella della Madonna del Rosario (Villa Bianchi-Bandinelli) *

Certosa di Pontignano 250px, Small cloister The Certosa di Pontignano (Pontignano Charterhouse), also known as the Certosa di San Pietro, is a Carthusian monastery and church in the neighborhood of Pontignano, within the town limits of Castelnuovo Berardenga, a few ki ...

(Certosa di San Pietro) * Monastery of San Salvatore (Badia Monastero)

References

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