Figline Valdarno | ||
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Comune | ||
Comune di Figline Valdarno | ||
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Coordinates: 43°37′N11°28′E / 43.617°N 11.467°E | ||
Country | Italy | |
Region | Tuscany | |
Metropolitan city | Florence (FI) | |
Frazioni | Brollo, Celle San Leo, Cesto, Gaglianella, Gaville, Matassino, Pavelli, Ponte agli Stolli, Porcellino, Restone, San Donato in Avane, San Martino Altoreggi, Stecco, Tartigliese | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Riccardo Nocentini (PD) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 71.7 km2 (27.7 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 126 m (413 ft) | |
Population (31 December 2013) | ||
• Total | 17,136 | |
• Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) | |
Demonym(s) | Figlinesi | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 50063 | |
Dialing code | 055 | |
Patron saint | St. Romulus | |
Website | Official website |
Figline Valdarno (Italian pronunciation: [fiʎˈʎiːne valˈdarno] ) was a comune (municipality) in the Province of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Florence. As of 31 December 2013, it had a population of 17,136 and an area of 71.7 square kilometres (27.7 sq mi). [1] The municipality is the birthplace of Marsilio Ficino.
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The Province of Florence was a province in the northeast of Tuscany region of Italy. The city or comune of Florence was both the capital of the Province of Florence, and of the Region of Tuscany. The territory of the province was the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance.
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in Southern Europe.
Since January 1st, 2014 the comune has been united with Incisa in Val d'Arno in one new municipality called Figline e Incisa Valdarno.
Incisa in Val d'Arno is a ììfrazione of the comune (municipality) of Figline e Incisa Valdarno, in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, central Italy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Florence. It was a separate comune until 1 January 2014.
Figline e Incisa Valdarno is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Florence.
Figline Valdarno borders the following municipalities: Castelfranco di Sopra, Cavriglia, Greve in Chianti, Incisa in Val d'Arno, Pian di Scò, Reggello, San Giovanni Valdarno.
Castelfranco di Sopra is a frazione (parish) of the comune of Castelfranco Piandiscò, in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany. It is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Florence and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Arezzo.
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In the Middle Ages, a pieve was a rural church with a baptistery, upon which other churches without baptisteries depended.
The town is well served by the station with frequent trains to Florence and Arezzo. Near the station there is a bus terminal that connects Figline with the towns nearby.
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Arezzo is a city and comune in Italy and the capital of the province of the same name located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about 80 kilometres southeast of Florence at an elevation of 296 metres (971 ft) above sea level. It is also 30 km west of Città di Castello. In 2013 the population was about 99,000.
San Giovanni Valdarno is a town and comune in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, central Italy, located in the valley of the Arno River. It was originally called Castel S. Giovanni.
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Reggello is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about 25 kilometres southeast of Florence. The municipality borders with Castel San Niccolò, Castelfranco Piandiscò, Figline e Incisa Valdarno, Montemignaio, Pelago, and Rignano sull'Arno.
Tavarnelle Val di Pesa is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 25 kilometres south of Florence.
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The Valdarno is the valley of the river Arno, although it does not apply to the entire basin of the river. The usage of the term generally excludes Casentino and the valleys formed by the major tributaries, such as the Val di Chiana, the Val d'Ambra, The valley of the Sieve, namely Mugello, the Valdelsa, and the Valdera. The areas surrounding the towns of Arezzo, Florence and Pisa is also excluded.
The railway station of Figline Valdarno serves the Tuscan town of Figline Valdarno. The station situated on the Florence–Rome railway line, 40 km from Florence, on the stretch between Florence and Arezzo. It is mostly used by commuters coming from Figline Valdarno, Reggello and Pian di Scò going to Florence.
Giovanni di Ser Giovanni, known as Lo Scheggia, or "the Splinter" was an Italian painter, brother of the famous Masaccio.
Faella is a frazione of Pian di Scò in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 30 km southeast of Florence and about 35 km northwest of Arezzo, in the Valdarno.
Niccolò Lapi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Tuscany.
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