Vicchio
| Vicchio | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Vicchio | ||
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Panoramic view of town's center | ||
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.svg.png) Vicchio within the Province of Florence | ||
  Vicchio Location of Vicchio in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 43°56′N 11°28′E / 43.933°N 11.467°ECoordinates: 43°56′N 11°28′E / 43.933°N 11.467°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Tuscany | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Florence (FI) | |
| Frazioni | Ampinana, Arsella, Barbiana, Boccagnello, Bovino, Bricciana, Campestri, Casole, Cistio, Cuccino, Farneto, Gattaia, Gracchia, Mirandola, Molezzano, Mulinuccio, Padule, Paterno, Piazzano, Pilarciano, Pimaggiore, Ponte a Vicchio, Rossoio, Rostolena, Rupecanina, Scopeto, Uliveta, Vespignano, Vezzano, Villore, Zufolana[1] | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Roberto Izzo | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 139.0 km2 (53.7 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 203 m (666 ft) | |
| Population (2016)[2] | ||
| • Total | 8,105 | |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Vicchiesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 50039 | |
| Dialing code | 055 | |
| Patron saint | St. John the Baptist | |
| Saint day | June 24 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Vicchio is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Florence. As of 2016, it had a population of 8,105 and an area of 139.0 square kilometres (53.7 sq mi).[2]
Geography
Vicchio borders the municipalities of Borgo San Lorenzo, Dicomano, Marradi and Pontassieve.[3] It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Ampinana, Arsella, Barbiana, Boccagnello, Bovino, Bricciana, Campestri, Casole, Cistio, Cuccino, Farneto, Gattaia, Gracchia, Mirandola, Molezzano, Mulinuccio, Padule, Paterno, Piazzano, Pilarciano, Pimaggiore, Ponte a Vicchio, Rossoio, Rostolena, Rupecanina, Scopeto, Uliveta, Vespignano, Vezzano, Villore and Zufolana.[1]
Demographics
Gallery
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Personalities
- Many famous Italian painters were born near Vicchio: Giotto (in the frazione of Colle di Vespignano), Fra Angelico (at Rupecanina), Giovanni Malesci, Rutilio Muti, Armeno Mattioli and Foresto Marianini. There is a 3.2 meter statue of Giotto in Vicchio's central square, the Piazza di Giotto.[4] It was also the birthplace of Jean-Baptiste Lully (Baptized Giovanni Battista Lulli), who would become the founder of the French opera tradition.
- Two victims of the Monster of Florence (killed nearby the town in 1984), Pia Rontini and Claudio Stefanacci, were citizens of Vicchio.
Twin cities
References
- 1 2 (in Italian) Municipal statute of Vicchio
- 1 2 (in Italian) Source: Istat 2016
- ↑ 42720 Vicchio on OpenStreetMap
- ↑ "Statua di Giotto". Retrieved July 15, 2015.
External links
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- (in Italian) Vicchio official website
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