Barberino Tavarnelle

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Barberino Tavarnelle
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Barberino Tavarnelle (Italy)
Barberino Tavarnelle
Country Italy
region Tuscany
Metropolitan city Florence  (FI)
Coordinates 43 ° 33 '  N , 11 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 33 '7 "  N , 11 ° 10' 23"  E
surface 123.01 km²
Residents 12,047 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 98 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 50021 (Barberino Val d'Elsa), 50028 (Tavarnelle Val di Pesa)
prefix 055
ISTAT number 048054
Website Barberino Tavarnelle
Panorama of Barberino Val d'Elsa
Panorama of Barberino Val d'Elsa

Barberino Tavarnelle is an Italian commune ( comune ) in the metropolitan city of Florence in Tuscany .

geography

Location of the municipality in the metropolitan city of Florence

The municipality is located about 30 km south-southwest of the provincial and regional capital Florence . Barberino Tavarnelle is located in the Chianti area , through which the Elsa and Pesa rivers flow . By amalgamating the municipality, the municipal area has an area of ​​around 123 km².

The largest districts include Barberino Val d'Elsa , Tavarnelle Val di Pesa , Sambuca Val di Pesa and San Donato in Poggio . Other important districts are Badia a Passignano (341 m), Linari (225 m), Petrognano (284 m), Ponzano (301 m), Sant'Appiano (280 m) and Tignano (334 m).

The neighboring municipalities include Castellina in Chianti ( SI ), Certaldo , Greve in Chianti , Montespertoli , Poggibonsi (SI), San Casciano in Val di Pesa and San Gimignano (SI).

history

View of Tavarnelle Val di Pesa

The two places belonged together until May 1, 1893, when Tavarnelle Val di Pesa split off from Barberino Val d'Elsa and became an independent municipality.

The new municipality was created on January 1, 2019 through the merger of the previously independent municipalities of Barberino Val d'Elsa and Tavarnelle Val di Pesa. In the vote on the municipal merger on November 11 and 12, 2018, 67.74% of the votes in Barberino Val d'Elsa (with 54.35% turnout) and 82.06% (with 49.09% turnout) in Tavarnelle Val di Pesa ) for the merger. Overall, 3,688 valid votes (76.51%) were in favor of the Association of Municipalities, which was created with the Legge Regionale law n.63 of November 26th 2018 .

traffic

  • The place has the San Donato and Tavarnelle Val di Pesa junctions on the RA 3 , which connects Florence with Siena .

literature

Web links

Commons : Barberino Tavarnelle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. a b c tuttitalia.it: Il Comune di Barberino Tavarnelle (FI). Retrieved December 31, 2018 (Italian)
  3. Gonews.it : Barberino e Tavarnelle, una storia di riunificazione che guarda al futuro. Retrieved December 31, 2018 (Italian)