Londa, Tuscany

Londa
Comune
Comune di Londa

Panorama of Londa

Coat of arms
Londa

Location of Londa in Italy

Coordinates: 43°51′46″N 11°34′12″E / 43.86278°N 11.57000°E
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Province Florence (FI)
Frazioni Caiano, Fornace, Rincine, Rata, Vierle, Petroio, Bucigna, Sambucheta, San Leolino.
Government
  Mayor Aleandro Murras
Area
  Total 59.4 km2 (22.9 sq mi)
Elevation 226 m (741 ft)
Population (31 August 2007)
  Total 1,840
  Density 31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Demonym Londesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 50060
Dialing code 055
Patron saint Immaculate Conception
Saint day 8 December
Website Official website

Londa is a municipality in the Province of Florence in the central Italian region Tuscany.

Geography

The neighbouring communes are Dicomano, Pratovecchio, Rufina, San Godenzo and Stia.

The toponym is first recorded in a document of 1028 as Unda, meaning "wave" and alluding to the torrent on which it is situated. The wave appears in the communal coat of arms.

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