Castelfranco di Sotto

Comune in Tuscany, Italy

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Location of Castelfranco di Sotto

43°42′N 10°45′E / 43.700°N 10.750°E / 43.700; 10.750CountryItalyRegionTuscanyProvincePisa (PI)FrazioniOrentano, Villa Campanile, Galleno (partly), Staffoli (partly)Government

• MayorUmberto MarvogliArea

^[1]

• Total48.4 km² (18.7 sq mi)Elevation

16 m (52 ft)Population

(31 October 2008^[2])^[3]

• Total12,179 • Density250/km² (650/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

56022

Dialing code0571Patron saintSan SeveroSaint dayNovember 18WebsiteOfficial website

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 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

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.