Mortaiolo

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Mortaiolo
Location of Mortaiolo in Italy
Coordinates: 43°36′25″N10°26′14″E / 43.60694°N 10.43722°E / 43.60694; 10.43722
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Flag of Tuscany.svg  Tuscany
Province Livorno (LI)
Comune Collesalvetti
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total164
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
57017
Dialing code (+39) 0565

Mortaiolo is a hamlet in the comune of Collesalvetti (province of Livorno, Italy), located near Vicarello.

The village, which has about 150 inhabitants, is located in a flat triangle between two rivers: the Scolmatore dell'Arno and River Tora.

The activity of those who reside in the area is agriculture.

An important contribution to the enhancement of the area was the Frescobaldi wine production, which owns a plantation called "The vineyards of Nugola" of over eighty hectares located in the small town, located in an old cottage near the river Tora. [1]

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References

  1. Lara Loreti (15 September 2015). "Vigneti di Nugola, un'ottima annata". Il Tirreno .