Vaiano is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

Province of Prato The province of Prato ( it, provincia di Prato) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Prato. It was formed from part of the province of Florence in 1992. The province has an area of and a total population of a ...

in the

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region of

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. It is located about northwest of

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and about north of

Prato Prato ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. The city lies in the north east of Tuscany, at the foot of Monte Retaia, elevation , the last peak in the Calvana chain. With more than 200,000 i ...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 9,532 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute

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Geography

The municipality of Vaiano contains the ''

frazioni A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist era (1922–1943) as ...

'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Fabio, Faltugnano, Gamberame, La Briglia, La Cartaia, La Foresta, La Tignamica, Le Fornaci, Meretto, Parmigno, Popigliano, Savignano, San Leonardo in Collina,

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and

Sofignano Sofignano is an Italian village and ''frazione'' belonging to the municipality of Vaiano, in the Province of Prato, Tuscany. Geography Overview The village of Sofignano is 2,33 kilometers from Vaiano. It belongs Vaiano municipality together wi ...

. Vaiano borders the following municipalities:

Barberino di Mugello 240px, Villa di Cafaggiolo. Barberino di Mugello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about north of Florence. Barberino di Mugello borders the following municipalities: Ca ...

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, Cantagallo,

Montemurlo Montemurlo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northwest of Prato. Montemurlo borders the following municipalities: Agliana, Cantagallo, Montal ...

Demographic evolution

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Architectures

Churches

* San salvatore abbey in Vaiano * Chapel at the old cemetery in Vaiano * San Leonardo in Gamberame * San Leonardo in San leonardo in Collina * Chapel at the Fattoria delle Mura in Sofignano * Chapel at Villa Buonamici in San Gaudenzio *

Saint Anthon oratory at Villa Vai In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ortho ...

Il Mulinaccio * San Pier Giuliano oratory in La Cartaia * Ex Church of San Leonardo in Case * San Martino in Fabio * San Martino in Schignano * San Miniato in La Briglia * San Miniato in Popigliano * Santi Andrea e Donato in Savignano * Santi Giusto e Clemente in Faltugnano * Santi Vito e Modesto in Sofignano * Santo Stefano in Parmigno

Villas

* Villa vai al Mulinaccio * Villa del Bello * Villa Hall or Villa Strozzi in Meretto * Villa Buonamici in San Gaudenzio * Villa Buonamici in Savignano * Villa Fabbri Fattoria delle Mura in Sofignano

Feasts

* Carnival in Vaiano February * Feast of the dust in Sofignano may *More events during the year in Villa Vai

Gallery

Image:Municipio Vaiano.jpg, Town hall in Vaiano Image:Vaiano e la Badia.jpg, Vaiano view Image:Fabbrica Forti 3.jpg, Forti manifactury in La Briglia Image:Santo Stefano in Parmigno 09.jpg, Saint Stephan church in the abandoned village of Parmigno Image:San Leonardo in Collina-la chiesa (tutto il blocco).jpg, Saint Leonard church in the abandoned (now in restructuring) village of San Leonardo in Collina Image:Casa bartolini 1.jpg, Birthplace of the sculptor

Lorenzo Bartolini Lorenzo Bartolini (Prato, 7 January 1777 Florence, 20 January 1850) was an Italian sculptor who infused his neoclassicism with a strain of sentimental piety and naturalistic detail, while he drew inspiration from the sculpture of the Florentine ...

in Savignano Image:Sofignano-la pieve.jpg, Parish church Santi Vito e Modesto in Sofignano Image:Roman Street 02.jpg, Roman bridge by Savignano

References

External links

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Events in Prato and its province
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Tuscany