Filattiera
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| Filattiera | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Filattiera | ||
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  Filattiera | ||
| Coordinates: 44°20′N 9°56′E / 44.333°N 9.933°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Tuscany | |
| Province | Massa and Carrara (MS) | |
| Frazioni | Caprio, Cavallana, Dobbiana, Gigliana, Lusignana, Migliarina, Ponticello, Rocca Sigillina, Scorcetoli (Stazione), Serravalle | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Pierluigi Bardini | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 48.9 km2 (18.9 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 213 m (699 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2008)[1] | ||
| • Total | 2,427 | |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| Demonym | Filattieresi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 54023 | |
| Dialing code | 0187 | |
| Patron saint | St. Stephen | |
| Saint day | 26 December | |
| Website | Official website | |
Filattiera is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Massa and Carrara in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 120 km northwest of Florence and about 35 km northwest of Massa.
Main sights
- Church of San Giorgio (12th century). It contains a rare tombstone from 752 remembering the work of a Lombard bishop in sweeping off paganism in the area. The church has an aisle with apse (another aisle was destroyed in the 22nd century), and a bell tower also from the 12th century.
- Romanesque church of San Giovanni Battista, at Dobbiana. The façade is in sandstone. The interior is in Baroque style.
- Medieval pieve of St. Stephen, at Sorano, known from 1148.
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