Chiesina Uzzanese
Chiesina Uzzanese | |
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| Comune di Chiesina Uzzanese | |
 Center of Chiesina Uzzanese | |
Location of Chiesina Uzzanese  | |
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| Postal code | 51013 |
| Dialing code | 0572 |
| Patron saint | Madonna della Neve |
| Saint day | August 5 |
| Website | Official website |
Chiesina Uzzanese is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of Florence and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Pistoia.
Chiesina Uzzanese borders the following municipalities: Altopascio, Buggiano, Fucecchio, Montecarlo, Pescia, Ponte Buggianese, Uzzano.
Twin towns
Chiesina Uzzanese is
twinned
with:
Saint-Memmie, France
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".[3]
People
- Agostino Giuntoli, nightclub owner
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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- ^ "Il murales del centro 'La Bottega'. La mareggiata diventa un viaggio nella dolce fantasia dei ragazzi".
External links
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