Frazioni Fornacette Demonym(s) Calcinaioli Area 15 km² | Elevation 16 m (52 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Monday 11:34 AM Postal code 56012 Dialling code 0587 | |
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Calcinaia (Latin: Vicus Vitri) is a comune (municipality) and town in the province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Florence and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Pisa.
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Map of 56012 Calcinaia, Province of Pisa, Italy
Calcinaia borders the following municipalities: Bientina, Cascina, Pontedera, Santa Maria a Monte, Vicopisano.
History
Calcinaia was founded before the year 1000 on the right bank of the Arno River as Vico Vitri, the current name being attested from 1193. At the time it was a fief of the counts of Fucecchio, later replaced by the Upezzinghi Ghibelline family of Pisa.
Contended for centuries by the Republics of Pisa and Lucca, it was later conquered by Florence in the 15th century. In 1555 Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici had hydraulic works built here to regulate the floods of the Arno, a move which boosted agriculture in the area.
Twin towns
Calcinaia has also signed friendship agreements with: