Filattiera is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Massa and Carrara in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Florence and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Massa.

Filattiera
Comune
Comune di Filattiera
Pieve of St. Stephen
Coat of arms
Location of Filattiera
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Coordinates: 44°20′N 9°56′E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Massa and Carrara (MS)
Frazioni	Caprio, Cavallana, Dobbiana, Gigliana, Lusignana, Migliarina, Ponticello, Rocca Sigillina, Scorcetoli (Stazione), Serravalle
Government
• Mayor	Annalisa Folloni
Area [1]
• Total	48.9 km2 (18.9 sq mi)
Elevation	213 m (699 ft)
Population  (31 August 2017)[2]
• Total	2,271
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Filattieresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	54023
Dialing code	0187
Patron saint	St. Stephen
Saint day	26 December
Website	Official website

Main sights

• Church of San Giorgio (12th century). It contains a rare tombstone from 752 remembering the work of a Lombard bishop credited with sweeping off paganism in the area. The church has an aisle with apse (another aisle was destroyed in the 12th century), and a bell tower, also from the 12th century.
• Romanesque church of San Giovanni Battista, at Dobbiana. The façade is made of sandstone. The interior is in Baroque style.
• Medieval pieve of St. Stephen, at Sorano, known from 1148.

References

Media related to Filattiera at Wikimedia Commons

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[ru] Филаттьера