Guardistallo

Guardistallo
Comune
Comune di Guardistallo
Panorama of Guardistallo

Coat of arms
Guardistallo
Location of Guardistallo in Italy
Coordinates: 43°19′N 10°38′E / 43.317°N 10.633°E / 43.317; 10.633Coordinates: 43°19′N 10°38′E / 43.317°N 10.633°E / 43.317; 10.633
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Province Pisa (PI)
Frazioni Casino di Terra
Government
  Mayor Mario Giuseppe Ettore Gruppelli
Area
  Total 23.8 km2 (9.2 sq mi)
Elevation 278 m (912 ft)
Population (2008)[1]
  Total 1,218
  Density 51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Guardistallini
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 56040
Dialing code 0586
Website Official website

Guardistallo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Florence and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Pisa.

During the summer of 1944, it was the theatre of the Guardistallo Massacre, carried out by German occupation forces. On 29 June 1944, 61 people were killed and buried in a mass grave. An extra person was wounded in the same occasion and died in the following days.

References

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