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Scandicci

Coordinates:43°45′16″N11°11′22″E / 43.75444°N 11.18944°E /43.75444; 11.18944
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Comune in Tuscany, Italy
Scandicci
Comune di Scandicci
The old town hall of Scandicci
The old town hall of Scandicci
Scandicci is located in Italy
Scandicci
Scandicci
Location of Scandicci in Italy
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Scandicci is located in Tuscany
Scandicci
Scandicci
Scandicci (Tuscany)
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Coordinates:43°45′16″N11°11′22″E / 43.75444°N 11.18944°E /43.75444; 11.18944
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
Metropolitan cityFlorence (FI)
FrazioniBadia a Settimo, Capannuccia, Casellina, Granatieri, Le Bagnese, l'Olmo, Mosciano, Pieve a Settimo, Rinaldi, San Colombano, San Martino alla Palma, San Michele a Torri, San Vincenzo a Torri, Santa Maria a Marciola, Scandicci Alto, Vingone, Viottolone
Government
 • MayorSandro Fallani (Democratic Party)
Area
 • Total
59.6 km2 (23.0 sq mi)
Elevation
47 m (154 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2014)[2]
 • Total
50,517
 • Density848/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
DemonymScandiccesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
50018
Dialing code055
Patron saintSt. Zenobius
Saint dayMay 10
WebsiteOfficial website
Pieve of Sant'Alessandro a Giogoli.

Scandicci (Italian pronunciation:[skanˈdittʃi]) is acomune (municipality) of c. 50,000 inhabitants in theMetropolitan City of Florence in theItalian regionTuscany, located about 6 kilometres (4 miles) southwest ofFlorence.

Scandicci borders the following municipalities:Campi Bisenzio,Florence,Impruneta,Lastra a Signa,Montespertoli,San Casciano in Val di Pesa,Signa.

The settlement of Scandicci appeared in 1774 asTorri, and was later enlarged to incorporate several neighbouring communities.

Main sights

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  • Villa i Collazzi, aMannerist building whose design is attributed toMichelangelo.
  • Villa Pestellini
  • San Giuliano a Settimo - Badia orAbbey first documented from 774.
  • Sant'Alessandro a Giogoli-Romanesque-stylePieve or parish church first documented from 1035; it has a nave with two aisles (the latter, together with the transept, decorated in Baroque style). In the rectory is a fresco byRidolfo del Ghirlandaio and a canvas byFrancesco Conti.
  • Pieve di San Vincenzo
  • San Martino alla Palma- Church with a 16th-century portico. The interior, on a single nave, houses a 14th-centuryMadonna with Child Enthroned.
  • Sant'Andrea - Church at Mosciano, with some 13th-14th century paintings.
  • Acciaiolo - 14th century defense structure and aristocratic manor, now in public ownership.

Nearby is also theBadia a Settimo.

Public artwork

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  • "The Sun" sculpture of Aziz Ali Fuad[3]

Twin towns - sister cities

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Notable people

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References

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  1. ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved16 March 2019.
  2. ^All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical instituteIstat.
  3. ^"Giovedì 5.5 la ripulitura della scultura Il Sole di Fuad Aziz, a cura del Rotary Club".
  4. ^Rossetti, William Michael (1911)."Gozzoli, Benozzo" .Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). pp. 305–306.

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