Country Italy Province / Metropolitan city Livorno (LI) Demonym(s) Bibbonesi Population 3,153 (2015) Province Province of Livorno | Region Tuscany Elevation 80 m (260 ft) Area 65.6 km² Local time Wednesday 7:03 AM | |
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Frazioni La California, Marina di Bibbona Weather 12°C, Wind W at 34 km/h, 54% Humidity | ||
Bibbona is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Florence and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Livorno in the Val di Cecina.
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Map of 57020 Bibbona, Province of Livorno, Italy
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History
The town's hilly location allowed for natural defenses, and strong fortifications are known to have existed by the early middle ages. The area is known to have been settled earlier during the Etruscan period based on tombs and archeological finds, and settlement continued into the Roman period.
In the early middle ages, the town and fortifications were in the possession of the Gherardesca family, and their holdings were confirmed by Pope Innocent III in the 12th century. Thereafter, ownership transferred to the free towns of Volterra, Pisa, and eventually Florence.