Pontassieve

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Comune di Pontassieve
Municipal coat of arms
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Province of Florence (FI)
Mayor	Marco Mairaghi (since June 2004)

Elevation	108 m
Area	114.4 km²
Population
- Total (as of 2004-12-31)	20,581
- Density	180/km²
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	43°46′N, 11°25′E
Gentilic	Pontassievesi
Dialing code	055
Postal code	50065 Pontassieve, 50060 Cusio, 50060 Molino del Piano, 50060 Santa Brigida, 50069 Sieci (Le Sieci), 50065 Pontassieve (altre frazioni)
Frazioni	Acone, Colognole, Doccia, Le Falle, Le Sieci, Fornello, Lubaco, Madonna del Sasso, Molino del Piano, Montebonello, Monteloro, Monterifrassine, Petroio, Podere Prato, San Martino, San Martino a Quona, Santa Brigida


Location of Pontassieve in Italy
Website: www.comune.pontassieve.fi.it/

Pontassieve is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 14 km east of Florence, nearby Fiesole, at the confluence of the Arno and Sieve rivers. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 20,581 and an area of 114.4 km².^[1]

The territory of Pontassieve borders the following municipalities: Bagno a Ripoli, Borgo San Lorenzo, Dicomano, Fiesole, Pelago, Rignano sull'Arno, Rufina, Vicchio.

1 History
2 Demographic evolution
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

Pontassieve is mentioned for the first time in the Middle Ages, when the Republic of Florence built the castle of S. Angelo to watch the roads connecting to the Casentino and Romagna areas. When the Medici family built a bridge, the city received the current name (meaning "Bridge on the Sieve").

Pontassieve was an important agricultural center, especially for wine, the seat of a market until the early 1900s. The construction of the Florence-Arezzo and Florence-Borgo San Lorenzo railways allowed the city to grow also as an industrial hub. During world war 2 the railways station were repeatedly bombed by Allied planes.