Fucecchio

Fucecchio (Italian pronunciation: [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.

Fucecchio
Comune
Comune di Fucecchio
Coat of arms
Location of Fucecchio
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Coordinates: 43°44′N 10°48′E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Metropolitan city	Florence (FI)
Frazioni	Galleno, Le Botteghe, Massarella, Pinete, Ponte a Cappiano, Querce, San Pierino, Torre
Government
• Mayor	Emma Donnini
Area [1]
• Total	65 km2 (25 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population  (31 August 2017)[2]
• Total	23,343
• Density	360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Demonym	Fucecchiesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	50054
Dialing code	0571
Patron saint	St. Candidus
Saint day	June 24
Website	Official website

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.

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: 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.^[3][4]

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