Rufina

For other uses, see Rufina (disambiguation).

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

Rufina
Comune
Comune di Rufina
Rufina railway station
Coat of arms
Location of Rufina
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Coordinates: 43°49′N 11°29′E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Metropolitan city	Florence (FI)
Frazioni	Agna, Casi, Casini, Castelnuovo, Cigliano, Consuma, Contea, Falgano, Masseto, Pomino, Rimaggio, Scopeti, Selvapiana, Stentatoio, Turicchi
Government
• Mayor	Mauro Pinzani
Area [1]
• Total	45.7 km2 (17.6 sq mi)
Elevation	115 m (377 ft)
Population  (2007[2])[3]
• Total	7,382
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Demonym	Rufinesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	50068
Dialing code	055
Website	Official website

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.