Scandicci
Comune in Tuscany, Italy
Location of Scandicci
43°45′16″N 11°11′22″E / 43.75444°N 11.18944°E / 43.75444; 11.18944
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Scandicci (Italian pronunciation: [skanˈdittʃi]) is a comune (municipality) of c. 50,000 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 6 kilometres (4 miles) southwest of Florence.
Scandicci borders the following municipalities: Campi Bisenzio, Florence, Impruneta, Lastra a Signa, Montespertoli, San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Signa.
The settlement of Scandicci appeared in 1774 as Torri, and was later enlarged to incorporate several neighbouring communities.
Main sights
- Villa i Collazzi, a Mannerist building whose design is attributed to Michelangelo.
- Villa Pestellini
- San Giuliano a Settimo - Badia or Abbey first documented from 774.
- Sant'Alessandro a Giogoli- Romanesque-style Pieve or parish church first documented from 1035; it has a nave with two aisles (the latter, together with the transept, decorated in Baroque style). In the rectory is a fresco by Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio and a canvas by Francesco Conti.
- Pieve di San Vincenzo
- San Martino alla Palma- Church with a 16th-century portico. The interior, on a single nave, houses a 14th-century Madonna with Child Enthroned.
- Sant'Andrea - Church at Mosciano, with some 13th-14th century paintings.
- Acciaiolo - 14th century defense structure and aristocratic manor, now in public ownership.
Nearby is also the Badia a Settimo.
Public artwork
- "The Sun" sculpture of Aziz Ali Fuad [3]
Twin towns - sister cities
- Pantin, France
Notable people
- Benozzo Gozzoli (born c. 1421 – 1497) in the village of Sant'Ilario a Colombano, an Italian Renaissance painter.[4]
- Ruggero Cini (1933–1981), an Italian composer, producer, arranger and conductor.
- Danio Bardi (1937–1991), an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Giovedì 5.5 la ripulitura della scultura Il Sole di Fuad Aziz, a cura del Rotary Club".
- ^ Rossetti, William Michael (1911). "Gozzoli, Benozzo" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). pp. 305–306.
External links
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- Barberino di Mugello
- Barberino Tavarnelle
- Borgo San Lorenzo
- Calenzano
- Campi Bisenzio
- Capraia e Limite
- Castelfiorentino
- Cerreto Guidi
- Certaldo
- Dicomano
- Empoli
- Fiesole
- Figline e Incisa Valdarno
- Firenzuola
- Florence
- Fucecchio
- Gambassi Terme
- Greve in Chianti
- Impruneta
- Lastra a Signa
- Londa
- Marradi
- Montaione
- Montelupo Fiorentino
- Montespertoli
- Palazzuolo sul Senio
- Pelago
- Pontassieve
- Reggello
- Rignano sull'Arno
- Rufina
- San Casciano in Val di Pesa
- San Godenzo
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- Scarperia e San Piero
- Sesto Fiorentino
- Signa
- Vaglia
- Vicchio
- Vinci
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