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Castellina in Chianti, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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Castellina in ChiantiCommune
Siena ProvinceProvince
TuscanyRegion
ItalyCountry

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Area:
99 km2
Type:
Commune - last checked 2024
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Castellina in Chianti1,365 (2014)
Crocefiorentina311 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
445626
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:445626:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Castellina in Chianti, Province de Sienne, Toscane, Italie
German:
Castellina in Chianti, Provinz Siena, Toskana, Italien
Italian:
Castellina in Chianti, Provincia di Siena, Toscana, Italia
Russian:
Кастеллина-ин-Кьянти, Провинция Сиена, Тоскана, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
基安蒂地区卡斯特利纳, 錫耶納省, 托斯卡纳, 意大利
Spanish:
Castellina in Chianti, Provincia de Siena, Toscana, Italia
Arabic:
كاستيلينا في شيناتي, مقاطعة سيينا, توسكانا, إيطاليا
Armenian:
Կաստելինա ին Կիանտի, Սիենա, Տոսկանա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Castellina in Chianti, Sienako probintzia, Toskana, Italia
Belarusian:
Кастэліна-ін-К'янці, правінцыя Сіена, Таскана, Італія
Breton:
Castellina in Chianti, Proviñs Siena, Toskana, Italia
Bulgarian:
Кастелина ин Кианти, Сиена, Тоскана, Италия
Catalan:
Castellina in Chianti, província de Siena, Toscana, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Castellina in Chianti, Provincia di Siena, Toscana, Italya
Central Bikol:
Castellina sa Chianti, Provincia nin Siena, Tuscany, Italya
Chechen:
Кастеллина-ин-Кьянти, Тоскана, Итали
Corsican:
Castellina in Chianti, Pruvincia di Siena, Tuscana, Italia
Dutch:
Castellina in Chianti, Siena, Toscane, Italië
Esperanto:
Castellina in Chianti, Provinco Sieno, Toskanio, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
کاستلینا ین کیانتی, استان سیه‌نا, توسکانی, ایتالیا
Finnish:
Castellina in Chianti, Sienan maakunta, Toscana, Italia
Greek:
Καστελλίνα ιν Κιάντι, Σιένα, Τοσκάνη, Ιταλία
Hungarian:
Castellina in Chianti, Siena megye, Toszkána, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Castellina in Chianti, Provinsi Siena, Toscana, Italia
Interlingua:
Castellina in Chianti, provincia Siena, Toscana, Italia
Irish Gaelic:
Castellina in Chianti, An Tuscáin, An Iodáil
Japanese:
カステッリーナ・イン・キアンティ, シエーナ県, トスカーナ州, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Кастеллина-ин-Кьянти, Тоскана, Италия
Korean:
카스텔리나인키안티, 시에나현, 토스카나주, 이탈리아
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Castellina in Chianti, Toscana, Îtalya
Ladin:
Castellina in Chianti, Talia
Latin:
Castellina , Provincia Senensis (Provincia Saenensis), Tuscia, Italia
Lithuanian:
Kastelina in Kjantis, Sienos provincija, Toskana, Italija
Lombard:
Castellina in Chianti, Pruvincia de Siena, Toscana, Italia
Malay:
Castellina in Chianti, Wilayah Siena, Tuscany, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Castellina in Chianti, Siena Séng, Toscana, Italia
Neapolitan:
Castellina in Chianti, Toscana, Italia
Norwegian:
Castellina in Chianti, Siena, Toscana, Italia
Occitan:
Castellina in Chianti, Província de Siena, Toscana, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Castellina in Chianti, Provincia ëd Sien-a, Toscan-a, Italia
Polish:
Castellina in Chianti, Prowincja Siena, Toskania, Włochy
Portuguese:
Castellina in Chianti, Siena, Toscana, Itália
Romanian:
Castellina in Chianti, Provincia Siena, Toscana, Italia
Serbian:
Кастелина ин Кјанти, Сијена, Тоскана, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Castellina in Chianti, Siena, Toskana, Italija
Sicilian:
Castillina n Chianti, Pruvincia di Siena, Tuscana, Italia
South Azerbaijani:
کاستلینا ین کیانتی, سیه‌نا اوستانی, توسکانی, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Castellina in Chianti, Siena, Toscana, Italien
Tagalog:
Castellina in Chianti, Lalawigan ng Siena, Tuscany, Italya
Tarantino:
Castellina in Chianti, Provinge de Siena, Toscana, Itaglie
Tatar:
Кастеллина-ин-Кьянти, Тоскана, Италия
Turkish:
Castellina in Chianti, Siena ili, Toskana, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Кастелліна-ін-К'янті, Сієна , Тоскана, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Castellina in Chianti, Siena, Italiya
Venetian:
Castełina in Chianti, Provincia de Siena, Toscana, Itałia
Volapük:
Castellina in Chianti, Litaliyän
Waray:
Castellina in Chianti, Siena, Toscana, Italya


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Geochronology

Mineralization age: Miocene : 7.246 Ma to 5.333 Ma

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Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Cenozoic
  Neogene
   Miocene
ⓘ Petrified WoodMiocene
(5.333 - 7.246 Ma)
Monteo II stope, Campalli mine, Castellina in Chianti, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
ⓘ LigniteMiocene
(5.333 - 7.246 Ma)
Le Cogne stope, Campalli mine, Castellina in Chianti, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castellina_in_Chianti
Wikidata ID:Q91134
GeoNames ID:6536847

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