Pratovecchio Stia

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Pratovecchio Stia
Comune di Pratovecchio Stia
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Pratovecchio Stia
Pratovecchio Stia (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 43°47′N11°43′E / 43.783°N 11.717°E / 43.783; 11.717
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Province Arezzo (AR)
Frazioni Campolombardo, Casalino, Gualdo, Lonnano, Papiano, Porciano, Pratovecchio, Stia (sede comunale), Tartiglia, Villa
Government
  MayorNicolò Caleri
Area
  Total
138.24 km2 (53.37 sq mi)
Elevation
441 m (1,447 ft)
Population
 (31 May 2022) [1]
  Total
5,436
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Pratovecchini and Stiani
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
52015
Dialing code 0575
Saint dayJanuary 1
Website Official website

Pratovecchio Stia is a comune in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany. It was formed by the merger of the two former comuni of Pratovecchio and Stia in 2014.

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History

Dono di Paolo, father of the Florentine artist Paolo Uccello, was a barber-surgeon from Pratovecchio. Dono moved to Florence and became a citizen there in 1373.

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References

  1. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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