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Rufina
Rufina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about east of Florence. Rufina borders the following municipalities: Dicomano, Londa, Montemignaio, Pelago, Pontassieve, Pratovecchio. Main sights *Church of Santo Stefano, at Castiglioni, an architectural complex formed of several buildings including a church and belltower. The interior of the church is divided into a nave and two aisles covered with a trussed ceiling. *Church of Santa Maria at Falgano *Pieve of San Bartolomeo at Pomino *Church of Santa Maria del Carmine ai Fossi Fossi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Francesco Fossi (born 1988), Italian rower * Raffaello Fossi (1928–1962), Italian painter See also * Dossi *Rossi (surname) Rossi () is an Italian surname, said to be the most c ... *''Villa di Poggio Reale'', a 16th-century residence which now hosts events and conferences. A cypress-lined boulevard leads up to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomino
Pomino is a village belongs to the municipality of Rufina, in the province of Florence, region Tuscany. The village of Pomino is 7,36 kilometers far from the same town of Rufina to whom it belongs. The locality of Pomino rises 585 meters above sea level and the population counts 228 inhabitants. The village of Pomino is most famous for the red and white winebr> Pomino DOC Created in the early 1970s, the Pomino ''Denominazione di origine controllata'' (DOC) zone includes red, white and ''Vin Santo'' wine production. All grapes destined for DOC wine production must be harvested to a yield no greater than 10.5 tonnes/hectare. The DOC red wine and ''Vin Santo rosso is a blend of 60-75% Sangiovese, 15-25% collectively of Canaiolo, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, 10-20% Merlot and up to 15% of other local red grape varieties, such as Abrusco. The finished wine must attain a minimum alcohol level of at least 12% with a separate ''Riserva'' bottling permitted provided the min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelago
Pelago is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about east of Florence. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,396 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The municipality of Pelago contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Borselli, Carbonile, Consuma, Diacceto, Fontisterni, Magnale, Palaie, Paterno, Raggioli, San Francesco, and Stentatoio. Lorenzo Ghiberti was born in Pelago in 1378. Pelago borders the following municipalities: Montemignaio, Pontassieve, Pratovecchio, Reggello, Rignano sull'Arno, Rufina Rufina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about east of Florence. Rufina borders the following municipalities: Dicomano, Londa, Montemignaio, Pelago, Pontassieve, Pratove .... Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany Regions of Italy, region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico anno 2013, datISTAT/ref> Florence was a centre of Middle Ages, medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful House of Medici, Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy (established in 1861). The Florentine dialect forms the base of Italian language, Stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicomano
Dicomano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northeast of Florence. Dicomano borders the following municipalities: Londa, Rufina, San Godenzo San Godenzo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northeast of Florence, in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. San Godenzo borders the following municipalities: Dicomano, Lo ..., Vicchio. References External links Official website Cities and towns in Tuscany {{Florence-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Londa (FI)
Londa is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the central Italian region Tuscany. Geography The neighbouring communes are Dicomano, Pratovecchio, Rufina, San Godenzo and Stia. The toponym Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of '' toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ... is first recorded in a document of 1028 as '' Unda'', meaning "wave" and alluding to the torrent on which it is situated. The wave appears in the communal coat of arms. References Municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Florence {{Florence-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montemignaio
Montemignaio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about east of Florence and about northwest of Arezzo. Montemignaio borders the following municipalities: Castel San Niccolò, Pelago, Pratovecchio, Reggello, Rufina Rufina is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about east of Florence. Rufina borders the following municipalities: Dicomano, Londa, Montemignaio, Pelago, Pontassieve, Pra .... References Cities and towns in Tuscany {{Arezzo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castiglioni
Castiglioni is an Italian surname. People with this surname include: * Giannino Castiglioni (1884–1971), Italian artist * Achille Castiglioni (1918–2002), Italian architect and industrial designer * Livio Castiglioni (1911–1979), Italian architect and industrial designer * Pier Giacomo Castiglioni (1913–1968), Italian architect and industrial designer * Francesco Saverio Castiglioni (1761–1830), Pope Pius VIII * Goffredo da Castiglione / Godfrey Castiglioni (died 1241), Pope Celestine IV * St. Buono Castiglioni (818–822), Bishop of Milan * St. Honoratus Castiglioni (568–572), Bishop of Milan * Arturo Castiglioni (1874–1952), Italian-American medical historian * Camillo Castiglioni (1879–1961), Austrian financier and banker * Consuelo Castiglioni, b. 1959, Chilean-Italian fashion designer * Luis Alberto Castiglioni Soria, former vice president of Paraguay * Niccolò Castiglioni (1932–1996), Italian composer and pianist See also * Palazzo Castiglion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fossi
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Fossi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Francesco Fossi (born 1988), Italian rower * Raffaello Fossi (1928–1962), Italian painter See also * Dossi *Rossi (surname) Rossi () is an Italian surname, said to be the most common surname in Italy. Due to the diaspora, it is also very common in other countries such as Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Peru, Switzerland, the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieve
In the Middle Ages, a pieve (, ; la, plebe, link=no; plural ''pievi'') was a rural church with a baptistery, upon which other churches without baptisteries depended. The Italian word ''pieve'' is descended from Latin ''plebs'' which, after the expansion of Christianity in Italy, was applied to the community of baptized people. Many ''pievi'' began to appear in the 5th century, as Christianity expanded in the rural areas outside the main cities. In the 9th-10th centuries, they were often designed with bell towers. See also * List of pievi {{short description, None A pieve is an Italian and Corsican term signifying a medieval ecclesiastical/administrative territory and, by extension, the mother church of the territory. It has thus become a common component of place names and of the n ... Church architecture Architecture in Italy Catholic Church in Italy {{Church-architecture-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuscany
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Pratovecchio
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. 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. Main sights *Monastery and church of ''San Giovanni Evangelista'' (1134). Renovated in the 17th century, it has a Baroque portal and a single nave. Artworks include an ''Coronation of the Virgin'' by Giovanni Bizzelli (1600) and an ''Assumption'' by the Master of Pratovecchio (mid-15th century). *Church of ''San Biagio'', in Ama. Built in the 11th century in Romanesque style, it has a Gothic portal *Church of ''Santi Vito e Modesto'', in Lonnano (12th century). *''Santa Maria a Poppiena'', at Poppiena, documented from 1099, in Romanesque style (notable the façade rose window). The apse is introduced by an arch and has three mullioned windows decorated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
