Fucecchio
Fucecchio (fuˈtʃekkjo) is a town and comune (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany. The main economical resources of the city are the leather industries, shoes industry and other manufacturing activities, although in the recent years their number has been decreasing because of a slight recession started. The medieval town of Fucecchio is mentioned frequently in the opera Gianni Schicchi (1917) by Giacomo Puccini – one character, Simone, was once its podestà, and some of the estates to be distributed are situated there.
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Key facts
• Name — Fucecchio • Official Name — Comune di Fucecchio • Region — Tuscany • Metropolitan City — Florence (FI) • Frazioni — Galleno, Le Botteghe, Massarella, Pinete, Ponte a Cappiano, Querce, San Pierino, Torre • Mayor — Emma Donnini • Elevation M — 25 • Area Total Km2 — 65 • Population As Of — 31 August 2017 • Population Total — 23343 • Population Demonym — Fucecchiesi • Postal Code — 50054 • Saint — St. Candidus • Day — June 24 • Area Code — 0571
Main sights
Main sights
• Collegiata di San Giovanni Battista (11th century, but redone in Neo-Classicist style in the 18th century). • Abbey of San Salvatore, founded in 1001. It houses a painting by Jacopo Chimenti, derived from a similar one by Giorgio Vasari. • Oratory of Madonna della Ferruzza. • Palazzo Corsini.
Fucecchio marsh
Fucecchio marsh
• Illustration — Fucecchio marsh: Nets of cobwebs after prolonged drought followed by heavy rains The Fucecchio Marsh (1,800 ha) is the largest inland marsh in Italy and is home to over 200 species of birds.
People
People
People born in Fucecchio include: • Marco Bracci, volleyball player • Luca Cecconi, football manager and former striker • Enrico da Fucecchio, Bishop of Luni • Manuela Falorni, best known as "la Venere bianca", pornographic actress • Alessandro Lambruschini, long-distance runner • Giuseppe Montanelli, writer and politician • Indro Montanelli, writer and journalist • Andrea Tafi, cyclist
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1- Arturo ChecchiArtist
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