Filettole
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Filettole is a town on the
.Its castle had a defensive function against the
Gambacorti at the end of the 14th century, then acquired by the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Now it is part of Vecchiano. In 1944, soldiers of German 16th SS division "Reichsfuhrer" shot 40 people in Filettole, including Don Angelo Uniti
. This dramatic episode is remembered as "la Strage del Canneto di Filettole".
References
- G. Caciagli, La provincia di Pisa, tomo 5, 2001
- W. Dolfi, Arcivescovi di Pisa, tomo 1, 2000