Isola del Giglio

Isola del Giglio
Comune
Comune di Isola del Giglio
Old Lighthouse on the north of the island
Flag
Location of Isola del Giglio
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Coordinates: 42°21′18″N 10°54′18″E / 42.35500°N 10.90500°E / 42.35500; 10.90500
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Grosseto (GR)
Frazioni	Isola di Giannutri, Giglio Castello, Giglio Porto, Giglio Campese
Government
• Mayor	Sergio Ortelli
Area [1]
• Total	23.80 km2 (9.19 sq mi)
Elevation	496 m (1,627 ft)
Population  (31 August 2017)[2]
• Total	1,426
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym	Gigliesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58010, 58012, 58013
Dialing code	0564
Patron saint	San Mamiliano
Saint day	September 15
Website	Official website

Isola del Giglio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈiːzola del ˈdʒiʎʎo]; Latin: Igilium), or Giglio Island in English, is an Italian island and comune (municipality) in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the coast of Tuscany, and is part of the Province of Grosseto. The island is one of seven that form the Tuscan Archipelago, lying within the Arcipelago Toscano National Park. Giglio means "lily" in Italian, and though the name would appear consistent with the insignia of Medici Florence, it originally derives from the Latin name of the island, Igilium, which in turn could be related to the Ancient Greek name of the neighbouring Capraia, Αἰγύλιον (Aigýlion, Latinized as Aegilium),^[3] from αἴξ aíx "goat".^{[citation needed]}

In 2012, the cruise ship Costa Concordia foundered off the coast of the island.