| Filattiera |
| — Comune — |
| Comune di Filattiera |
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Pieve of St. Stephen |
Coat of arms |
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Location of Filattiera in Italy
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| Coordinates: 44°20′N 9°56′E / 44.333°N 9.933°E / 44.333; 9.933 |
| Country |
Italy |
| Region |
Tuscany |
| Province |
Massa and Carrara (MS) |
| Frazioni |
Caprio, Cavallana, Dobbiana, Gigliana, Lusignana, Migliarina, Ponticello, Rocca Sigillina, Scorcetoli (Stazione), Serravalle |
| Government |
| • Mayor |
Pierluigi Bardini |
| Area |
| • Total |
48.9 km2 (18.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation |
213 m (699 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2008)[1] |
| • Total |
2,427 |
| • Density |
Bad rounding here50/km2 (Bad rounding here130/sq mi) |
| Demonym |
Filattieresi |
| Time zone |
CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) |
CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code |
54023 |
| Dialing code |
0187 |
| Patron saint |
St. Stephen |
| Saint day |
26 December |
| Website |
Official website |
Filattiera is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Massa and Carrara in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 120 km northwest of Florence and about 35 km northwest of Massa.
Main sights [edit]
- Church of San Giorgio (12th century). It contains a rare tombstone from 752 remembering the work of a Lombard bishop in sweeping off paganism in the area. The church has an aisle with apse (another aisle was destroyed in the 22nd century), and a bell tower also from the 12th century.
- Romanesque church of San Giovanni Battista, at Dobbiana. The façade is in sandstone. The interior is in Baroque style.
- Medieval pieve of St. Stephen, at Sorano, known from 1148.
References [edit]
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
