Calenzano
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| Country | Italy | |
| region | Tuscany | |
| Metropolitan city | Florence (FI) | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 51 ' N , 11 ° 10' E | |
| height | 68 m slm | |
| surface | 76.87 km² | |
| Residents | 18,111 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density | 236 inhabitants / km² | |
| Post Code | 50041 | |
| prefix | 055 | |
| ISTAT number | 048005 | |
| Popular name | Calenzanesi | |
| Patron saint |
San Niccolò (December 6th) |
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| Website | Calenzano | |
 Calenzano Alto |
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Calenzano is an Italian commune with 18,111 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Florence in the Tuscany region .
geography
The municipality is located about 20 km northwest of the provincial and regional capital Florence and 10 km from Prato .
The districts include Baroncoli, Carraia, Collina, Croci di Calenzano, Il Cornocchio, La Cassiana, La Chiusa, La Fogliaia, Leccio, Legri, Nome di Gesù, Ponte alla Marina, Ponte Nuovo, Pratignone, Querciola, San Bartolo, San Donato , San Pietro in Casaglia, Secciano, Settimello, Sommaia, Spazzavento and Travalle.
The neighboring municipalities are Barberino di Mugello , Campi Bisenzio , Scarperia e San Piero , Sesto Fiorentino and Vaglia in the metropolitan city of Florence and Prato and Vaiano in the province of Prato .
Attractions
- Chiesa di San Niccolò with the Oratorio della Compagnia del Santissimo Sacramento , church and oratory mentioned as early as 1260
- Eremo di Sant'Anna Vecchia , founded in 1217, Augustinian order
- Oratorio di San Pietro , oratorio founded around 1260
- Pieve di San Severo , already mentioned in 983 Pieve
- Pieve di Santa Maria a Carraia , in the district of Carraia, which was built before the year 1000
traffic
- Calenzano is located at the Calenzano / Sesto Fiorentino junction on the A1 motorway ( Autostrada del Sole ).
- The place has a stop on the Bologna – Florence railway line .
Personalities
- Alfredo Martini (1921–2014), racing cyclist and cycling coach, born in Calenzano and honorary citizen of the municipality
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.