Zambra is a village in

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, central

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, administratively a

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of the

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Cascina Cascina () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence and about southeast of Pisa. Cascina is located on the left shore of the Arno River, on a markedly plain terrain. ...

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. Zambra is about 12 km from

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and 7 km from Cascina, located alongside the river

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. The village shares its name with a little stream flowing down from

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into the Arno.
Alla scoperta delle frazioni di Cascina (minuto 13:00)
', canale del Comune di Cascina,

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* Frazioni of the Province of Pisa {{Pisa-geo-stub