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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
115 m (377 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Friday 11:20 AM

Postal code
  
50068

Dialling code
  
055

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Florence (FI)

Demonym(s)
  
Rufinesi

Area
  
45.7 km²

Region
  
Tuscany

Province
  
Province of Florence (FI)

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Frazioni
  
Agna, Casi, Casini, Castelnuovo, Cigliano, Consuma, Contea, Falgano, Masseto, Pomino, Rimaggio, Scopeti, Selvapiana, Stentatoio, Turicchi

Weather
  
19°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 49% Humidity

Rufina is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Florence.

Contents

Map of Rufina, Florence, Italy

Rufina borders the following municipalities: Dicomano, Londa, Montemignaio, Pelago, Pontassieve, Pratovecchio.

Main sights

  • Church of Santo Stefano, at Castiglioni, an architectural complex formed of several buildings including a church and belltower. The interior of the church is divided into a nave and two aisles covered with a trussed ceiling.
  • Church of Santa Maria at Falgano
  • Pieve of San Bartolomeo at Pomino
  • Church of Santa Maria del Carmine ai Fossi
  • Villa di Poggio Reale, a 16th-century residence which now hosts events and conferences. A cypress-lined boulevard leads up to the facade of Villa Poggio Reale where Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany stayed in 1829.

    • References

    Rufina Wikipedia
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