Coiano
Coiano | |||
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Panorama of Coiano | |||
Country | Italy | ||
region | Tuscany | ||
Metropolitan city | Florence (FI) | ||
local community | Castelfiorentino | ||
Coordinates | 43 ° 37 ' N , 10 ° 55' E | ||
height | 182 m slm | ||
Telephone code | 0571 | CAP | 50051 |
Coiano (previously written Cojano ) is a district ( fraction , Italian frazione ) of Castelfiorentino in the metropolitan city of Florence , Tuscany region in Italy .
geography
It is 4.5 km west of the capital Castelfiorentino and 32 km west of the provincial and regional capital Florence on the Via Francigena . The place is near the border to Montaione and San Miniato between the Egola and Elsa valleys at 182 meters above sea level .
history
The place was first documented as Sce Peter Currant by Sigerich the Serious on his way from Rome to Canterbury in 994. From the 13th century it was one of the 36 fortified structures that belonged to San Miniato. In 1369 the place was taken by Florence .
Attractions
- Castello di Coiano , castle that was already inhabited by the Albizzi , Pucci, Venturi and Masetti families.
- Pieve dei Santi Pietro e Paolo a Coiano , Romanesque pieve , whose baptismal font and side altar were built around 1600 in the Baroque style. The church is first mentioned in writing in 1029 and belongs to the diocese of Volterra .
literature
- Emanuele Repetti: COJANO in Val d'Elsa. In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846) , online edition of the University of Siena (PDF, Italian)
- Sistema Museale della Valdelsa Fiorentina (ed.): Una via dell'arte in Toscana. Edizioni Cooperativa Firenze, Florence 2001, ISBN 88-88206-00-0 , p. 28.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Touring Club Italiano : Firenze. Milan 2007, ISBN 978-88-365-4345-8 , p. 741.
- ↑ Official website of the municipality of Castelfiorentino for the Pieve dei Santi Pietro e Paolo a Coiano , accessed on February 4, 2012 (Italian)
← Previous location: San Miniato 12.1 km | Coiano | Next town: Gambassi Terme 12.2 km →
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