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Buggiano

Coordinates: 43°53′N 10°44′E / 43.883°N 10.733°E / 43.883; 10.733
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Buggiano
Comune di Buggiano
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Buggiano is located in Italy
Buggiano
Buggiano
Location of Buggiano in Italy
Buggiano is located in Tuscany
Buggiano
Buggiano
Buggiano (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 43°53′N 10°44′E / 43.883°N 10.733°E / 43.883; 10.733
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
ProvincePistoia (PT)
FrazioniBorgo a Buggiano, Buggiano Castello, Colle di Buggiano, Malocchio, Pittini, Santa Maria, Stignano
Government
 • MayorDaniele Bettarini
Area
 • Total16.04 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Elevation
41 m (135 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017)[2]
 • Total8,761
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
DemonymBorghigiani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
51011
Dialing code0572
Patron saintHoly Crucifix
Saint dayAugust 18
WebsiteOfficial website

Buggiano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Florence and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Pistoia.

Main sights

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  • Sanctuary of the Holy Crucifix (18th century)
  • Pieve di Sant'Andrea (11th century).
  • Pieve of San Lorenzo (13th century), remade in the two following centuries. It has a Romanesque bell tower with double mullioned windows, including the basement of an 11th-century tower. The interior has several 16th-century canvasses and a 14th-century crucifix.
  • Madonna della Salute e di San Nicolao: 11th century church houses a 12th-13th century marble baptismal font with intarsia; a 1442 Annunciation by Bicci di Lorenzo; a painting of the Archangels Michael and Raphael with Tobias attributed to Giovanni Battista del Verrocchio; and a Baptism of Christ by Francesco Bachiacca.
  • Villa Bellavista: 1695 baroque villa

Twin cities

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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. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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