Poppi

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Poppi
Comune di Poppi
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Poppi Skyline viewed from the North
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Poppi
Poppi (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 43°43′N11°46′E / 43.717°N 11.767°E / 43.717; 11.767
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Province Arezzo (AR)
Frazioni Avena, Badia Prataglia, Becarino, Camaldoli, Larniano, Lierna, Memmenano, Moggiona, Ponte a Poppi, Porrena, Quorle, Quota, Riosecco, Sala, San Martino a Monte, San Martino in Tremoleto.
Government
  MayorCarlo Toni
Area
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  Total96.9 km2 (37.4 sq mi)
Elevation
437 m (1,434 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2010 [2] ) [3]
  Total6,369
  Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym Poppesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
52014
Dialing code 0575
Patron saintSan Torello
Saint dayMarch 16
Website Official website

Poppi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpoppi,ˈpɔ-] ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 40 km (25 miles) east of Florence and about 30 km (19 miles) northwest of Arezzo.

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Poppi borders the following municipalities: Bibbiena, Castel Focognano, Castel San Niccolò, Chiusi della Verna, Ortignano Raggiolo, Pratovecchio Stia. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). [4]

Main sights

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The castle of Poppi

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References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat (in Italian).
  3. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. "Toscana" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  5. Occhi sul Casentino, Chiusi della Verna e Poppi, Azienda Autonoma di Soggiorno e Tourismo di Bibbiena, 1980 (in Italian).

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