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Bolgheri

Bolgheri is a central Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of Castagneto Carducci, a municipality (comune) in the province of Livorno, Tuscany. in 2011 it had a population of 131. First mentioned in 1075, in a papal bull by Pope Gregory VII, its name derives from Bulgari (Italian for "Bulgarians"), due to the presence of a military camp of Bulgarians, allies of the Lombards. Bolgheri lies in the foothills of the Colline Metallifere, south of Bibbona (6 km [3.7 mi] north). It is 10 km (6.2 mi) from Casale Marittimo, 11 km (6.8 mi) from Donoratico, 12 km (7.5 mi) from Castagneto Carducci, 15 km (9.3 mi) from Cecina, 42 km (26 mi) from Piombino and 50 km (31 mi) from Livorno.

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