Fosdinovo
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Fosdinovo | |
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Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Province | Province of Massa-Carrara (MS) |
Mayor | Dino Bologna |
Elevation | 550 m (1,804 ft) |
Area | 48.7 km² (19 sq mi) |
Population (as of Dec. 2004) | |
- Total | 4,609 |
- Density | 95/km² (246/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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Gentilic | fosdinovesi |
Dialing code | 0187 |
Postal code | 54035, 54030 |
Frazioni | Caniparola, Tendola, Giucano, Canepari, Marciaso, Posterla, Carignano, Ponzanello, Gignago, Caprognano |
Patron | S. Remigio (bishop of Reims, France) |
- Day | 1 October |
Website: www.comune.fosdinovo.ms.it/ |
Fosdinovo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Massa-Carrara in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 110 km northwest of Florence and about 15 km northwest of Massa. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,609 and an area of 48.7 km².[1] Very important the |Medieval Festival of Fosdinovo (July).
The municipality of Fosdinovo contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Caniparola, Tendola, Giucano, Canepari, Marciaso, Posterla, and Carignano.
Fosdinovo borders the following municipalities: Aulla, Carrara, Castelnuovo Magra, Fivizzano, Ortonovo, Sarzana.
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- www.comune.fosdinovo.ms.it/
- www.castellodifosdinovo.it/
- www.giucano.it - A beautiful small town in Tuscany
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