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San Giovanni Valdarno

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San Giovanni Valdarno
Comune di San Giovanni Valdarno
The Valdarno with San Giovanni in the background.
The Valdarno with San Giovanni in the background.
Coat of arms of San Giovanni Valdarno
Location of San Giovanni Valdarno
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San Giovanni Valdarno is located in Italy
San Giovanni Valdarno
San Giovanni Valdarno
Location of San Giovanni Valdarno in Italy
San Giovanni Valdarno is located in Tuscany
San Giovanni Valdarno
San Giovanni Valdarno
San Giovanni Valdarno (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 43°33′52″N 11°31′58″E / 43.56444°N 11.53278°E / 43.56444; 11.53278
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
ProvinceArezzo (AR)
FrazioniBadiola-Renacci, Borro al Quercio, Gruccia, Montecarlo, Ponte alle forche, Porcellino, Pruneto [1]
Government
 • MayorValentina Vadi (since 2019)[2]
Area
 • Total21.32 km2 (8.23 sq mi)
Elevation
134 m (440 ft)
Population
 (April 2024)[4]
 • Total16,485
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
DemonymSangiovannesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
52027
Dialing code055
Patron saintSt. John the Baptist
Saint day24 June
WebsiteOfficial website

San Giovanni Valdarno is a town and comune in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, central Italy, located in the valley of the Arno River.

History

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According to the Italian medieval historian Giovanni Villani, the town was founded in 1296, by the Republic of Florence.[5] The design of the historic center is based on the organization of Roman cities with a large central piazza from which two main roads run perpendicular to each other. From these two main roads run other secondary streets.

The town is the birthplace of the early Renaissance painter Masaccio.[6]

Main sights

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  • Palazzo Pretorio or Palazzo d'Arnolfo (13th century)
  • Convent of San Francesco a Montecarlo. It houses an Incoronation of the Virgin by Neri di Bicci (1472–1475)
  • Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie (built in 1484, but with a 19th-century Neoclassical façade). Its museum houses Beato Angelico's Annunciation.
  • Church of San Lorenzo (early 14th century)

Sister cities

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References

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  1. ^ "IL TERRITORIO". COMUNE DI SAN GIOVANNI VALDARNO (in Italian). 21 November 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Anagrafe degli Amministratori Locali e Regionali". amministratori.interno.gov.it. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Bilancio demografico mensile". demo.istat.it.
  5. ^ Kleinhenz, Christopher (5 July 2017). Routledge Revivals: Medieval Italy (2004): An Encyclopedia - Volume II. Taylor & Francis. p. 868. ISBN 978-1-351-66443-1. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  6. ^ Cole, Bruce (1980). Masaccio and the art of early Renaissance Florence. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-253-12298-8. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Sister Cities Association of Corning, NY". Sister Cities of Corning NY.
  8. ^ "Srebrenica 1995 – 2015". COMUNE DI SAN GIOVANNI VALDARNO (in Italian). 23 June 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Twenty years after the twinning agreement between Jericho and San Giovanni Valdarno Municipalities". www.jericho-city.ps. Retrieved 2 May 2024.


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