Buggiano
Comune in Tuscany, Italy
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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.
CountryItaly
FrazioniBorgo a Buggiano, Buggiano Castello, Colle di Buggiano, Malocchio, Pittini, Santa Maria, Stignano
Elevation41 m (135 ft)
DemonymBorghigiani
Buggiano | |
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| Comune di Buggiano | |
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| Coordinates: 43°53′N 10°44′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Pistoia (PT) |
| Frazioni | Borgo a Buggiano, Buggiano Castello, Colle di Buggiano, Malocchio, Pittini, Santa Maria, Stignano |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniele Bettarini |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.04 km2 (6.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 8,761 |
| • Density | 546.2/km2 (1,415/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Borghigiani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 51011 |
| Dialing code | 0572 |
| Patron saint | Holy Crucifix |
| Saint day | August 18 |
| Website | Official website |
Main sights
- 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
Ascheberg, Germany
People
- Benito Lorenzi (footballer)
- Vasco Ferretti (writer)
- Piqued Jacks (band)
