Fucecchio

Fucecchio
Comune
Comune di Fucecchio

Coat of arms
Fucecchio
Location of Fucecchio in Italy
Coordinates: 43°44′N 10°48′E / 43.733°N 10.800°E / 43.733; 10.800Coordinates: 43°44′N 10°48′E / 43.733°N 10.800°E / 43.733; 10.800
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Metropolitan city Florence (FI)
Frazioni Galleno, Le Botteghe, Massarella, Pinete, Ponte a Cappiano, Querce, San Pierino, Torre
Government
 • Mayor Alessio Spinelli
Area
 • Total 65 km2 (25 sq mi)
Elevation 25 m (82 ft)
Population (31 August 2017)
 • Total 23,343
 • Density 360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Fucecchiesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 50054
Dialing code 0571
Patron saint St. Candidus
Saint day June 24
Website Official website

Fucecchio is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany. The main economical resources of the city are the leather industries, shoes industry and other manufacturing activities, although in the recent years their number has been decreasing because of a slight recession started.

The medieval town of Fucecchio is mentioned frequently in the opera Gianni Schicchi (1917) by Giacomo Puccini – one character, Simone, was once its podestà, and some of the estates to be distributed are situated there.

Main sights

  • Collegiata di San Giovanni Battista (11th century, but redone in Neo-Classicist style in the 18th century).
  • Abbey of San Salvatore, founded in 1001. It houses a painting by Jacopo Chimenti, derived from a similar one by Giorgio Vasari.
  • Oratory of Madonna della Ferruzza.
  • Palazzo Corsini.

People

People born in Fucecchio include:



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