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Rufina

Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Rufina

43°49′N 11°29′E / 43.817°N 11.483°E / 43.817; 11.483CountryItalyRegionTuscanyMetropolitan city Florence (FI)FrazioniAgna, Casi, Casini, Castelnuovo, Cigliano, Consuma, Contea, Falgano, Masseto, Pomino, Rimaggio, Scopeti, Selvapiana, Stentatoio, TuricchiGovernment

• MayorMauro PinzaniArea

^[1]

• Total45.7 km² (17.6 sq mi)Elevation

115 m (377 ft)Population

(2007^[2])^[3]

• Total7,382 • Density160/km² (420/sq mi)DemonymRufinesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

50068

Dialing code055WebsiteOfficial website

Rufina is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Florence.

Rufina borders the following municipalities: Dicomano, Londa, Montemignaio, Pelago, Pontassieve, Pratovecchio.

Main sights

Church of Santo Stefano, at Castiglioni, an architectural complex formed of several buildings including a church and belltower. The interior of the church is divided into a nave and two aisles covered with a trussed ceiling.
Church of Santa Maria at Falgano
Pieve of San Bartolomeo at Pomino
Church of Santa Maria del Carmine ai Fossi
Villa di Poggio Reale, a 16th-century residence which now hosts events and conferences. A cypress-lined boulevard leads up to the facade of Villa Poggio Reale where Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany stayed in 1829.

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.