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Rufina Santana
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 *''Villa di Poggio Reale'', a 16th-century residence which now hosts events and conferences. A cypress-lined boulevard leads up to the facade of Villa Poggio Reale where Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany Leopold II( it, Leopoldo Giovanni Giuseppe Francesco Ferdinando Carlo, german: Leopold Johann Joseph Franz Ferdinand Karl, English: ''Leopold John Joseph Francis Ferdinand Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its influence on high culture. It is regarded as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and of the foundations of the Italian language. The prestige established by the Tuscan dialect's use in literature by Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini led to its subsequent elaboration as the language of culture throughout Italy. It has been home to many figures influential in the history of art and science, and contains well-known museums such as the Uffizi and the Palazzo Pitti. Tuscany is also known for its wines, including Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Morellino di Scansano, Brunello di Montalcino and white Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Having a strong linguisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontassieve
Pontassieve is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about east of Florence, nearby Fiesole, at the confluence of the Arno and Sieve rivers. History The first rulers of the area were the Quona nobles, whose Lordship is documented from the 11th century. These, a branch of whom at a later date also appeared under the name of Filicaia, settled in Florence at the end of the 12th century and in 1207 sold a large part of its territory of jurisdiction to the Bishopric of Florence. In 1375 Florence had a castle erected here for an essentially strategic use on the land of Pontassieve. First the town took the name of "Castel Sant’Angelo" (Saint Angel Castle), later obtaining the current referring to the importance of the bridge on the river, that was the main way joining the Republic of Florence to the territories of the Mugello, Casentino and the city of Arezzo. At the end of the 18th century the new House of Lorrain ... [...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 States, ... [...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] |
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] |
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 Castiglioni (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, 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 decorate ... [...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] |
Metropolitan City Of Florence
The Metropolitan City of Florence ( it, Città Metropolitana di Firenze) is an administrative division called metropolitan city in the Tuscany region, Italy. Its capital is the city of Florence. It replaced the Province of Florence. It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by the Law 56/2014. It has been operative since 1 January 2015. Geography The Metropolitan City of Florence is bordered by the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the north, the province of Ravenna and Forlì-Cesena in the north-east, the province of Prato, Pistoia and Lucca in the north-west, the province of Pisa in the west, the province of Siena in the south and the province of Arezzo in the east and southeast. Much of its territory lies in the plain of the Arno river and has thus become an exurban sprawl around the city of Florence. The northeastern part of the metropolitan city, in the Apennines, remains less developed. Romagna Granducale is the name given ... [...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] |
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] |
