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Certaldo is a municipality of 16.042 inhabitants in the middle of Valdelsa, Province of Florence. The birthplace of Giovanni Boccaccio, it has numerous buildings of historic-artistic interest. Certaldo is of Etruscan-Roman origins, as borne out by archaeological finds from Poggio del Boccaccio (an Etruscan necropolis) and Poggio delle Fate, two hills adjacent to the castle hill. Other finds have recently come to light in the vicinity, such as those discovered in San Giorsolè. The river Elsa (a tributary of the Arno) runs through the municipality, as does the torrent Agliena which flows into the Elsa. The built-up area of Certaldo lies at the sides of state highway 429 and consists of two distinct nuclei: the mediaeval part with Palazzo Pretorio is known as Certaldo Alta and stands on a hill. It can be reached by car (traffic zone restricted to residents only) and by a funicular railway from Piazza Boccaccio. The "modern" part of Certaldo is on the plain and was built subsequent to the mediaeval settlement. Its greatest period of development began at the end of the 18th century.

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