Chiesina Uzzanese Explained
| Chiesina Uzzanese |
| Official Name: | Comune di Chiesina Uzzanese |
| Coordinates: | 43.8333°N 53°W |
| Region: | Tuscany |
| Province: | Pistoia (PT) |
| Frazioni: | Capanna, Chiesanuova, Molin Nuovo |
| Mayor: | Marco Borgioli |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.2 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 4582 |
| Population As Of: | 30 June 2017 |
| Population Demonym: | Chiesinesi |
| Elevation M: | 20 |
| Saint: | Madonna della Neve |
| Day: | August 5 |
| Postal Code: | 51013 |
| Area Code: | 0572 |
Chiesina Uzzanese is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 45km (28miles) west of Florence and about 20km (10miles) southwest of Pistoia.
Chiesina Uzzanese borders the following municipalities: Altopascio, Buggiano, Fucecchio, Montecarlo, Pescia, Ponte Buggianese, Uzzano.
Twin towns
Chiesina Uzzanese is twinned with:
Monuments and places of interest
- The church of "Santa Maria della Neve" was built in 1848 as evidenced by an inscription on the western side of the building. The current church was built on the site of an older and smaller building which stood perpendicular to the current facade. The only remnant of the ancient building is the seventeenth-century altarpiece which today constitutes the entrance portal.
- Xenodochio, around 1300, in the main square of the town.
- The remains of the mill in the hamlet of Molinuovo.
- Oratory of the Most Holy Rosary, in the Molinuovo hamlet.
- Church of Santa Maria di Loreto, in the hamlet of Chiesanuova.
- Mural by the artist Filippo Biagioli and the young people of "La Bottega".[2]
People
External links
Notes and References
- All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- Web site: Il murales del centro ’La Bottega’. La mareggiata diventa un viaggio nella dolce fantasia dei ragazzi .
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