Vernio

Comune

Comune di Vernio

Oratory of St.Nicholas, in the main village of San Quirico.

Coat of arms

Vernio

Location of Vernio in Italy

Coordinates: 44°3′N 11°9′E / 44.050°N 11.150°E

Country

Prato (PO)

Frazioni

Cavarzano, Costozze, Le Confina, Mercatale Vernio, Montepiano, Risubbiani, San Quirico (communal capital), Sant'Ippolito, Sasseta, Terrigoli

Government

• Mayor

Giovanni Morganti (Partito Democratico)

Area

• Total

63.3 km² (24.4 sq mi)

Elevation

278 m (912 ft)

Population (01 January 2014)^[1]

• Total

6,118

• Density

97/km² (250/sq mi)

Demonym

Verniatti

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

59024

Dialing code

0574

Patron saint

St. Leonard of Noblac

Saint day

6 November

Abbey in Montepiano

War memorial park of gothic line in La Torricella between Celle (Vernio) and Mangona (Barberino di Mugello)

Vernio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Florence and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Prato, with a pupulation of 6.118.

History

Vernio's name derives from that of an ancient Roman winter camp (castra hiberna) located here. A Roman bridge existed in the area, but was destroyed during World War II. In the 12th century it went from the Carolingians to the counts Alberti from Prato, who lived here after 1107. In the 13th century it went to the Bardi family, as the seat of a county which remained independent until 1798, when it was abolished by Napoleon. After the Congress of Vienna it was annexed to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.