Fucecchio
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| Comune di Fucecchio | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Florence (FI) |
| Mayor | Claudio Toni |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Area | 65 km² (25 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2004-12-31) | |
| - Total | 21,912 |
| - Density | 337/km² (873/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Fucecchiesi |
| Dialing code | 0571 |
| Postal code | 50054 |
| Frazioni | Galleno, Le Vedute, Massarella, Pinete, Ponte a Cappiano, Querce, San Pierino, Torre |
| Patron | St. Candidus |
| - Day | June 24 |
| Website: www.comune.fucecchio.fi.it | |
Fucecchio is a town and comune (township) of the province of Firenze in the Italian region of Tuscany. According to the 2004 census, its population was 21,912.
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.
[edit] Main sights
- Collegiata di San Giovanni Battista (11th century, but remaed in Neo-Classicist style in the 18th century).
- Abbey of San Salvatore, founded in 1001. It houses a painting by Giorgio Vasari.
- Oratory of Madonna della Ferruzza.
- Palazzo Corsini.
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