Fabbiano, Tuscany

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Fabbiano
Frazione
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Fabbiano, Tuscany
CountryItaly
Region Tuscany
Province Province of Lucca
Comune Seravezza
Area
 • Total
4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
96
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
55042
Patron saint St. Hermes Martyr
Saint day28 August

Fabbiano is a frazione of Seravezza, in the province of Lucca, Italy. It is a small hamlet located in the Versilia mountains in Tuscany and has a population of just 96.

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The population is particularly young given that 91 of the 96 inhabitants are of school age, 40 of whom are at least 15 years old. [1]

Quarries around the town were an important source of white marble in the 17th century, and the production of tiles in Fabbiano led to its inhabitants being called piastrellai (tile makers in English). [2]

History

Fabbiano was founded in 1500, when Michelangelo discovered the Bardiglio quarry, from which marble was used in the construction of Florence Cathedral. [2]

In 2016 a landslide hit the area leaving the villages of Fabbiano and Azzano isolated. [3]

Monuments

References

  1. ↑ "La frazione di Fabbiano nel comune di Seravezza (LU) Toscana". italia.indettaglio.it.
  2. 1 2 "Cave storiche del Bardiglio Cappella" [Historic quarries of the Bardiglio Cappella]. Apuan Alps: global geological heritage (in Italian).
  3. ↑ "Seravezza, frana nella notte; isolate le frazioni di Azzano e Fabbiano". NoiTV. 14 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Touring Around Versilia" (PDF). APT Versilia. 2010.
  5. ↑ Gasperetti, Marco (8 August 2013). "Il miracolo della chiesa di Michelangelo" [The miracle of Michelangelo's church]. buonenotizie.corriere.it (in Italian).

44°00′32″N10°13′35″E / 44.0090°N 10.2265°E / 44.0090; 10.2265


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