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Fucecchio (Italian pronunciation: [fuˈt͡ʃekkjo]) is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany. The main economical resources of the city are the leather industries, shoes industry and other manufacturing activities, although in the recent years their number has been decreasing because of a slight recession started.
Fucecchio | |
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Comune | |
| Comune di Fucecchio | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Fucecchio  | |
  Fucecchio Location of Fucecchio in Italy  Fucecchio Fucecchio (Tuscany) | |
| Coordinates: 43°44′N 10°48′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Metropolitan city | Florence (FI) |
| Frazioni | Galleno, Le Botteghe, Massarella, Pinete, Ponte a Cappiano, Querce, San Pierino, Torre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alessio Spinelli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65 km2 (25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (31 August 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 23,343 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Fucecchiesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 50054 |
| Dialing code | 0571 |
| Patron saint | St. Candidus |
| Saint day | June 24 |
| Website | Official website |
The medieval town of Fucecchio is mentioned frequently in the opera Gianni Schicchi (1917) by Giacomo Puccini – one character, Simone, was once its podestà, and some of the estates to be distributed are situated there.
Main sights
- Collegiata di San Giovanni Battista (11th century, but redone in Neo-Classicist style in the 18th century).
- Abbey of San Salvatore, founded in 1001. It houses a painting by Jacopo Chimenti, derived from a similar one by Giorgio Vasari.
- Oratory of Madonna della Ferruzza.
- Palazzo Corsini.
People
People born in Fucecchio include:
- Marco Bracci, volleyball player
- Luca Cecconi, football manager and former striker
- Enrico da Fucecchio, Bishop of Luni
- Manuela Falorni, best known as "la Venere bianca", pornographic actress
- Alessandro Lambruschini, long-distance runner
- Giuseppe Montanelli, writer and politician
- Indro Montanelli, writer and journalist
- Andrea Tafi, cyclist
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fucecchio.
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Authority control | |
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- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
На других языках
- [en] Fucecchio
[es] Fucecchio
Fucecchio es una localidad italiana de la provincia de Florencia, en la región de Toscana, con 23 182 habitantes.[3][ru] Фучеккьо
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