Lastra a Signa is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
metropolitan city of Florence
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in the
Italian
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region
Tuscany
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, located about west of
Florence
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Main sights
*Hospital of Sant'Antonio (1411)
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Brunelleschi
Filippo Brunelleschi ( , , also known as Pippo; 1377 – 15 April 1446), considered to be a founding father of Renaissance architecture, was an Italian architect, designer, and sculptor, and is now recognized to be the first modern engineer, p ...
" Walls, although the attribution to the Florentine architect is uncertain
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San Martino a Gangalandi parish church and museum
Twin towns
Lastra a Signa is
twinned with:
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Grosio, Italy, since 1989
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Saint-Fons, France, since 1995
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Munster, Germany, since 2015
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Tuscany
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