Calenzano

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Comune di Calenzano
Hills in the territory of Calenzano
Hills in the territory of Calenzano
Coat of arms of Comune di Calenzano
Municipal coat of arms

Location of Calenzano in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Tuscany
Province Florence (FI)
Mayor Giuseppe Carovani
Elevation 108 m (354 ft)
Area 76.9 km² (30 sq mi)
Population (as of Dec. 2004)
 - Total 15,557
 - Density 202/km² (523/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 43°52′N, 11°10′E
Gentilic Calenzanesi
Dialing code 055
Postal code 50041
Frazioni Baroncoli,Carraia, Collina, Croci di Calenzano, Leccio, Legri, Osteria degli Alberi, Querciola, San Donato, San Pietro in Casaglia, Secciano, Settimello, Sommaia, Spazzavento, Travalle
Patron St. Nicholas
Website: www.comune.calenzano.fi.it
Pieve di San Severo, outside Calenzano.
Pieve di San Severo, outside Calenzano.

Calenzano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 11 km northwest of Florence. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 15,557 and an area of 76.9 km².[1]

Calenzano borders the following municipalities: Barberino di Mugello, Campi Bisenzio, Prato, San Piero a Sieve, Sesto Fiorentino, Vaglia, Vaiano.

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[edit] Main sights

  • Villa Ginori a Collina, a patrician villa
  • Church of San Niccolò e Oratorio della Compagnia del Santissimo Sacramento, rebuilt before 1386. It includes frescoes by Jacopo and Nardo di Cione and a panel by Domenico Cresti.
  • Pieve di San Donato (9th-11th centuries), with a Renaissance cloister built in 1460 by Carlo de' Medici.
  • Pieve di Santa Maria (built before the 11th century). It houses a Madonna with St. Thomas from Lorenzo di Credi's workshop and a St. Anthony the Abbot from Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio's school.
  • The ancient Pieve di San Severo, with frescoes from the 14th-15th centuries.
  • Church of Santa Lucia a Settimello (before 10th century, rebuilt in Baroque style in the early 18th century). It houses a terracotta by Benedetto Buglioni (1507) and a wodden crucifix by Baccio da Montelupo (early 16th century)
  • Parco del Neto (park), at the feet of Monte Morello.

[edit] Transportation

Calenzano has a station on the regional railway connecting it to Prato, Florence, Pistoia and Lucca. It can be reached by road from the A1 Motorway.

Bus services connect it to Prato, Florence, Campi Bisenzio and Barberino di Mugello.

[edit] Demographic evolution

[edit] References

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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