Tavarnelle Val di Pesa

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Tavarnelle Val di Pesa
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Tavarnelle Val di Pesa
Location of Tavarnelle Val di Pesa in Italy
Coordinates: 43°33′N11°10′E / 43.550°N 11.167°E / 43.550; 11.167 Coordinates: 43°33′N11°10′E / 43.550°N 11.167°E / 43.550; 11.167
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Tuscany
Metropolitan city Florence (FI)
Area
  Total57.0 km2 (22.0 sq mi)
Elevation
378 m (1,240 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2007) [1]
  Total7,346
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Tavarnellini: Frazioni: Sambuchini, Sandonatini
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
50028
Dialing code 055
Patron saintSt. Lucy
Saint dayDecember 13
Website Official website

Tavarnelle Val di Pesa is a former comune (municipality) and since 2019 a frazione of Barberino Tavarnelle in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany. It is located about 25 kilometres (16 miles) south of Florence.

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Sights

The main attraction of the territory of Tavarnelle is the Badia di Passignano (Abbey of Passignano), a monastery existing from the High Middle Ages. [2]

Other sights include:

Tignano is a fortified hamlet whose church of San Romolo houses a terracotta tabernacle by Giovanni della Robbia.

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References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Hornik, Heidi J. (2009). Michele Tosini and the Ghirlandaio Workshop in Cinquecento Florence. Sussex Academic Press. p. 56. ISBN   978-1-84519-186-3.