Vicchio

Vicchio
Comune
Comune di Vicchio
Panoramic view of town's center

Coat of arms

Vicchio within the Province of Florence
Vicchio
Location of Vicchio in Italy
Coordinates: 43°56′N 11°28′E / 43.933°N 11.467°E / 43.933; 11.467Coordinates: 43°56′N 11°28′E / 43.933°N 11.467°E / 43.933; 11.467
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(s) 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 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

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. 1 2 (in Italian) Municipal statute of Vicchio
  2. 1 2 (in Italian) Source: Istat 2016
  3. ↑ 42720 Vicchio on OpenStreetMap
  4. ↑ "Statua di Giotto". Retrieved July 15, 2015.
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