Buggiano

Buggiano
Comune
Comune di Buggiano
Coat of arms
Buggiano Location of Buggiano in Italy
Coordinates: 43°53′N 10°44′E / 43.883°N 10.733°ECoordinates: 43°53′N 10°44′E / 43.883°N 10.733°E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province / Metropolitan city	Pistoia (PT)
Frazioni	Borgo a Buggiano, Buggiano Castello, Colle di Buggiano, Malocchio, Pittini, Santa Maria, Stignano
Government
• Mayor	Daniele Bettarini
Area
• Total	16.12 km^2 (6.22 sq mi)
Elevation	41 m (135 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)[1]
• Total	8,462
• Density	520/km^2 (1,400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Buggianesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	51011
Dialing code	0572
Patron saint	Holy Crucifix
Saint day	August 18
Website	Official website

Buggiano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Florence and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Pistoia.

Main sights

• Sanctuary of the Holy Crucifix (18th century)
• Pieve di Sant'Andrea (11th century).
• Pieve of San Lorenzo (13th century), remade in the two following centuries. It has a Romanesque bell tower with double mullioned windows, including the basement of an 11th-century tower. The interior has several 16th-century canvasses and a 14th-century crucifix.
• Church of Madonna della Salute e di San Nicolao (11th century). It houses a 12th-13th century marble baptismal font with intarsia and a 1442 Annunciation by Bicci di Lorenzo.
• Villa Bellavista

Twin cities

• Ascheberg, Germany

Notable People

• Vasco Ferretti (writer) http://www.vascoferretti.it/ post war romance writer

References

1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

External links

• Official website