Vernio
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| Comune di Vernio | |||
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| Coordinates: 44°3′N 11°9′E / 44.05°N 11.15°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Tuscany | ||
| Province | Prato (PO) | ||
| Frazioni | Cavarzano, Costozze, Le Confina, Mercatale Vernio, Montepiano, Risubbiani, San Quirico (communal capital), Sant'Ippolito, Sasseta, Terrigoli | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Paolo Cecconi | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 63.3 km2 (24.4 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 278 m (912 ft) | ||
| Population (31 August 2007)[1] | |||
| • Total | 5,938 | ||
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Verniatti | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 59024 | ||
| Dialing code | 0574 | ||
| Patron saint | St. Leonard of Noblac | ||
| Saint day | 6 November | ||
Vernio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 30 km northwest of Florence and about 20 km north of Prato.Here lives about 6.100 people
Vernio borders the following municipalities: Barberino di Mugello, Camugnano, Cantagallo, Castiglione dei Pepoli. The main sight is the Abbey of Santa Maria (11th century), at Montepiano, housing 13th century frescoes.
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[edit] History
Vernio's name derives from that of an ancient Roman winter camp (castra hiberna) located here. A Roman bridge existed in the area, but was destroyed during World War II.
In the 12th century it went from the Cadolingians to the counts Alberti from Prato, who lived here after 1107. In the 13th century it went to the Bardi family, as the seat of a county which remained independent until 1798, when it was abolished by Napoleon. After the Congress of Vienna it was annexed to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
[edit] Vernio don't exist
This title could be strange,but the municipality of Vernio is an union of 3 villages:San Quirico(here there is the town hall),Mercatale(Here there is The Vernio-Cantagallo-Montepiano train station)and Sant'Ippolito where there is a nice parish church
[edit] Twin towns
[edit] References
[edit] Villages
- Cavarzano
- Celle di Vernio
- Ceraio
- Costozze
- Gavazzoli
- Gorandaccio
- La Rocca di Vernio
- La Storaia
- La Valle di Vernio
- Le Confina
- Luciana di Verrio
- Mercatale Di Vernio
- Montepiano
- Poggiole
- San Quirico di Vernio
- Sant'Ippolito di Vernio
- Sasseta
- Segalari
- Terrigoli
[edit] Curches in Vernio
- Montepiano abbey
- Sant'Agata chapel in La Rocca
- Ex oratory of the company of Jesus in Sant'Ippolito
- Madonna della Neve in Sasseta
- San Pietro in Cavarzano
- Sant'Antonio Maria Pucci in Poggiole
- San Bartolomeo in Costozze
- San Martino in Luciana
- San Michele in Sasseta
- San Niccolò oratory in San Quirico
- San Quirico e Leonardo in San Quirico
- Sant'Antonio da Padova in Mercatale
- Sant'Ippolito e Cassiano in Sant'Ippolito
- Santa Maria in Montepiano
[edit] Nature in Vernio
[edit] fests in Vernio
- Feast of polenta San Quirico 26 February
- Carnival in Sant'Ippolito Sant'Ippolito 22 February
- San Giuseppe feast San Quirico May
- Madonna delle Neve feast in Sasseta August
- Rificolona fest in Montepiano August
- Commemoration of the threshing of the wheat and spelled in cavarzano 31 July
- Montepiano Country 23 July
[edit] External links
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