Vicchio
Vicchio | |
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| Comune di Vicchio | |
 Panoramic view of town's center | |
 Coat of arms | |
.svg) Vicchio within the Province of Florence | |
  Vicchio Location of Vicchio in Italy  Vicchio Vicchio (Tuscany) | |
| Coordinates: 43°56′N 11°28′E / 43.933°N 11.467°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| 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 | Vicchiesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| 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 Metropolitan City 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
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Gallery
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Piazza Giotto in the town centre -
Church of San Lorenzio in Villore -
Ponte a Vicchio -
Cimabue bridge in Vespignano
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (in Italian) Municipal statute of Vicchio
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (in Italian) Source: Istat 2016
- ↑ 42720 Vicchio on OpenStreetMap
- ↑ "Statua di Giotto". Retrieved July 15, 2015.
External links
- (in Italian) Vicchio official website
