| Serravalle Pistoiese |
| — Comune — |
| Comune di Serravalle Pistoiese |
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Location of Serravalle Pistoiese in Italy
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| Coordinates: 43°54′N 10°50′E / 43.9°N 10.833°E / 43.9; 10.833 |
| Country |
Italy |
| Region |
Tuscany |
| Province |
Pistoia (PT) |
| Frazioni |
Baco, Cantagrillo, Casalguidi, Castellina, Le Ville, Masotti, Pontassio, Ponte alla Stella, Ponte di Serravalle, Serravalle Scalo, Vinacciano |
| Government |
| • Mayor |
Renzo Mochi (L'Unione) |
| Area |
| • Total |
42.1 km2 (16.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation |
182 m (597 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2009)[1] |
| • Total |
11,443 |
| • Density |
271.8/km2 (704/sq mi) |
| Demonym |
Serravallini or Terrazzani |
| Time zone |
CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) |
CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code |
51030 |
| Dialing code |
0573 |
| Patron saint |
Saint Louis of Toulouse |
| Saint day |
19 August |
| Website |
Official website |
Serravalle Pistoiese is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 35 km northwest of Florence and about 8 km southwest of Pistoia.
[edit] History
The original settlement consisted of two cones, those of S. Maria and Nievole, the fortress was built by the New Lucchesi in 1302. Casttrum of talking in an old inventory of the assets of the town of Pistoia dated around 1380, this document is listed in the Castrum Serravallis cum walls turribus September muratis circumcirca et cum duabus januis.[2]
[edit] Main sights
Town centre of Cantagrillo, one of the
frazioni of the municipality Serravalle Pistoiese
- Church of San Michele Arcangelo. It houses a 14th century Miracle of St. Blaise and a triptych with Madonna Enthroned with Child and Saints (1438), by Bartolomeo di Andrea Bocchi.
- Barbarossa (Lombard) Tower
- Church of Santo Stefano
- Oratory of San Rocco e San Sebastiano, with fragment of 14th century fresco decoration
- Church of St. Peter, in the frazione of Casalguidi. It houses some 16th century paintings.
- Rocca Nuova, or Rocca di Castruccio, a medieval castle.
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