Quarrata is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Florence and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Pistoia.

Quarrata
Comune
Città di Quarrata
Location of Quarrata
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Coordinates: 43°50′51″N 10°59′0″E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Pistoia (PT)
Frazioni	Barba, Buriano, Caserana, Casini, Catena, Ferruccia, Forrottoli, Lucciano, Montemagno, Montorio, Olmi, Santonuovo, Tizzana, Valenzatico, Vignole
Government
• Mayor	Gabriele Romiti (PD)
Area [1]
• Total	45.91 km2 (17.73 sq mi)
Elevation	48 m (157 ft)
Population  (30 November 2016)[2]
• Total	26,268
• Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Quarratini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	51039
Dialing code	0573
Website	Official website

Main sights

• Propositura (church) of Santa Maria Assunta
• Pieve (pleban church) of San Bartolomeo at Tizzana, one of the frazioni of the municipality. Nearby are remains, including a standing watch tower, of the medieval castle
• Villa La Magia, an example of Medici villa
• Fattoria Santonuovo, an 18th-century patrician villa

Sport

The British Cycling academy has made Quarrata its training base for a number of years and as a result a number of British cyclists make their home in Quarrata, including Mark Cavendish, Steve Cummings, and Geraint Thomas.[3]

Twin towns

• Vaslui, Romania
• Agounit, Western Sahara

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quarrata.

• Official website

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[ru] Куаррата