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Comune in Tuscany, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bientina (Italian: [ˈbjɛntina]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany.
Bientina | |
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Comune di Bientina | |
Coordinates: 43°43′N 10°37′E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Province | Pisa (PI) |
Frazioni | Caccialupi, Puntone, Quattro Strade, Santa Colomba |
Government | |
• Mayor | Dario Carmassi |
Area | |
• Total | 29.48 km2 (11.38 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (31 March 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 8,285 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
Demonym | Bientinesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 56031 |
Dialing code | 0587 |
Patron saint | St. Valentine |
Saint day | June 5 |
Website | Official website |
The toponym Bientina is attested the first time in 793 as Blentina and probably comes from the Etruscan name Plitine.
Bientina is located between Lucca's plain (Piana di Lucca) and the Valdarno.
It is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the west of Florence and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Pisa and it borders the following municipalities: Altopascio, Buti, Calcinaia, Capannori, Castelfranco di Sotto, Santa Maria a Monte, Vicopisano.
To the north of the town there was once the largest lake in Tuscany, the Lago di Bientina, until it was drained in 1859 and converted to farmland.
The municipality is formed by the municipal seat of Bientina and the villages (frazioni) of Caccialupi, Puntone, Quattro Strade and Santa Colomba.
Bientina experiences a Mediterranean Climate like other cities in Central Italy.
Being more distant from the sea, winters are usually less mild than Pisa and summers are warmer.
The climatic classification is "Zone D, 1856 GR/G"[3]
Bientina is crossed by the Strada provinciale 439 Sarzanese Valdera and some secondary roads. Public transportation is performed by the company CTT Nord.
Until 1944 the town also had a train station along the former railway Lucca-Pontedera; the dilapidated building is still visible along the main road 25.
Bientina is twinned with Saint-Rémy-de-Provence since 1997[4]
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