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Country
  
Italy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Florence (FI)

Demonym(s)
  
Scandiccesi

Postal code
  
50018

Local time
  
Thursday 10:24 PM

Region
  
Tuscany

Elevation
  
47 m (154 ft)

Area
  
59.6 km²

Patron saint
  
Zenobius of Florence

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Frazioni
  
Badia a Settimo, Capannuccia, Casellina, Granatieri, Le Bagnese, l'Olmo, Mosciano, Pieve a Settimo, Rinaldi, San Colombano, San Martino alla Palma, San Michele a Torri, San Vincenzo a Torri, Santa Maria a Marciola, Scandicci Alto, Vingone, Viottolone

Weather
  
14°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 72% Humidity

Scandicci ([skanˈdittʃi]) is a comune (municipality) of c. 50,000 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 6 kilometres (4 miles) southwest of Florence.

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Map of 50018 Scandicci, Florence, Italy

Scandicci borders the following municipalities: Campi Bisenzio, Florence, Impruneta, Lastra a Signa, Montespertoli, San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Signa.

The settlement of Scandicci appeared in 1774 as Torri, and was later enlarged to incorporate several neighbouring communities.

Main sights

Scandicci's main attraction is the Villa i Collazzi, a Mannerist building whose design is attributed to Michelangelo. Other sights include:

  • badia of San Giuliano a Settimo, known from 774.
  • Pieve di Sant'Alessandro a Giogoli, in the neighbourhood. Known from 1035, it is in Romanesque style and has a nave with two aisles (the latter, together with the transept, decorated in Baroque style). In the rectory is a fresco by Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio and a canvas by Francesco Conti.
  • Pieve di San Vincenzo
  • Church of San Martino alla Palma, with a 16th-century portico. The interior, on a single nave, houses a 14th-century Madonna with Child Enthroned.
  • Church of Sant'Andrea, at Mosciano, with some 13th-14th century paintings.

    • Nearby is also the Badia a Settimo.

    Twin cities

  • Pantin, France
  • Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
  • Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    • References

    Scandicci Wikipedia
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