Pomarance

Pomarance is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Florence and about 60 km southeast of Pisa.

Pomarance
Comune
Comune di Pomarance
Larderel principal Square
Coat of arms
Location of Pomarance
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Coordinates: 43°17′N 10°52′E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Pisa (PI)
Frazioni	Larderello, Libbiano, Lustignano, Micciano, Montecerboli, Montegemoli, San Dalmazio, Serrazzano
Government
• Mayor	Ilaria Bacci
Area [1]
• Total	227.71 km2 (87.92 sq mi)
Elevation	370 m (1,210 ft)
Population  (31 December 2016)[2]
• Total	5,855
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Demonym	Pomarancini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	56045
Dialing code	0588
Patron saint	San Vittore
Website	Official website

Pomarance borders the following municipalities: Casole d'Elsa, Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina, Montecatini Val di Cecina, Monterotondo Marittimo, Monteverdi Marittimo, Radicondoli, Volterra.

Pomarance was the hometown of three painters called Pomarancio after it.

From 1968 to 1992 there was at San Dalmazio the static inverter plant of HVDC Italy–Corsica–Sardinia. Today, there is a solar park.

Among the sights in the town are:

• Casa Bicocchi: palace of a local aristocratic family, acquired by the commune and now serving as a civic museum. The interior and frescoed rooms decorated mainly from the 19th-century.

See also

• San Dalmazio, Pomarance