Carmignano

Carmignano
Country	Italy
region	Tuscany
province	Prato  (PO)
Coordinates	43 ° 49 '  N , 11 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 49 '0 "  N , 11 ° 1' 0"  E
height	189  m slm
surface	38.6 km²
Residents	14,832 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	384 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	59015
prefix	055
ISTAT number	100002
Popular name	Carmignanesi
Patron saint	San Michele (September 29th)
Website	Carmignano
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Carmignano is an Italian commune and a wine-growing region with 14,832 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Prato , Tuscany .

geography

The community lies at an altitude of 189  m slm . The Ombrone Pistoiese River flows in the eastern municipality .

The neighboring municipalities are Capraia e Limite ( FI ), Lastra a Signa (FI), Montelupo Fiorentino (FI), Poggio a Caiano , Prato , Quarrata ( PT ), Signa (FI) and Vinci (FI).

Culture and sights

Medici Villa Artimino

Medici villa

• Villa Medici by Artimino

Sacred buildings

• San Michele (Comeana), begun in the 14th century, simple facade with a curved gable, next to it a bell tower from 1812
• San Lorenzo (Montalbiolo), high altar with Madonna, Christ child and saints, around 1670, attributed to Simone Pignoni
• SS. Michele e Francesco

Legend has it that in 1211, when Saint Francis preached in the Carmignano area, he received a piece of land from the parish. At this place outside the city fortifications, his brother Bernhard von Quintavalle [3] built a convent and an oratory . In the following years the town grew and the church was incorporated and converted into a parish church. It houses a painting by Jacopo Pontormo , which is known as the " Visitation " and was painted around 1528.

economy

The DOCG wine Carmignano and the DOC wines Barco Reale di Carmignano and Vin Santo di Carmignano are produced in Carmignano.

Web links

Commons : Carmignano  - 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.