Castelfranco di Sotto
Comune in Tuscany, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Castelfranco di Sotto is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Florence and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Pisa.
Castelfranco di Sotto | |
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| Comune di Castelfranco di Sotto | |
 The bell tower seen from Corso Bertoncini | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Castelfranco di Sotto  | |
 Castelfranco di Sotto Location of Castelfranco di Sotto in Italy  Castelfranco di Sotto Castelfranco di Sotto (Tuscany) | |
| Coordinates: 43°42′N 10°45′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Pisa (PI) |
| Frazioni | Orentano, Villa Campanile, Galleno (partly), Staffoli (partly) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fabio Mini |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.4 km2 (18.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,179 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 56022 |
| Dialing code | 0571 |
| Patron saint | San Severo |
| Saint day | November 18 |
| Website | Official website |
Castelfranco di Sotto borders the following municipalities: Altopascio, Bientina, Fucecchio, Montopoli in Val d'Arno, San Miniato, Santa Croce sull'Arno, Santa Maria a Monte.
History
Castelfranco is an ancient medieval village, whose name appeared for the first time in 1215. Tired of the battles fought in the area at the time between Florence, Lucca and Pisa, the population of nearby villages Vigesimo, Catiana, Paterno and Carpugnana decided to build here a defensive castle, named Castello di Franco, later changed to Castelfranco.
In 1966 Castelfranco was flooded by the river Arno.
Culture
Every year in Castelfranco the Palio dei Barchini is held.
References
External links
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