Vicchio

Vicchio is a town and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Florence. As of 2016, it had a population of 8,105 and an area of 139.0 square kilometres (53.7 sq mi).^[3]

Vicchio
Comune
Comune di Vicchio
Panoramic view of town's center
Coat of arms
Vicchio within the Province of Florence
Location of Vicchio
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Coordinates: 43°56′N 11°28′E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Metropolitan city	Florence (FI)
Frazioni	Ampinana, Arsella, Barbiana, Boccagnello, Bovino, Bricciana, Campestri, Casole, Cistio, Cuccino, Farneto, Gattaia, Gracchia, Mirandola, Molezzano, Mulinuccio, Padule, Paterno, Piazzano, Pilarciano, Pimaggiore, Ponte a Vicchio, Rossoio, Rostolena, Rupecanina, Scopeto, Uliveta, Vespignano, Vezzano, Villore, Zufolana[1]
Government
• Mayor	Roberto Izzo
Area [2]
• Total	139.0 km2 (53.7 sq mi)
Elevation	203 m (666 ft)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	8,105
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym	Vicchiesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	50039
Dialing code	055
Patron saint	St. John the Baptist
Saint day	June 24
Website	Official website

Geography

Vicchio borders the municipalities of Borgo San Lorenzo, Dicomano, Marradi and Pontassieve.^[4] It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Ampinana, Arsella, Barbiana, Boccagnello, Bovino, Bricciana, Campestri, Casole, Cistio, Cuccino, Farneto, Gattaia, Gracchia, Mirandola, Molezzano, Mulinuccio, Padule, Paterno, Piazzano, Pilarciano, Pimaggiore, Ponte a Vicchio, Rossoio, Rostolena, Rupecanina, Scopeto, Uliveta, Vespignano, Vezzano, Villore and Zufolana.^[1]

Demographics

Gallery

• 
  Piazza Giotto in the town centre
• 
  Church of San Lorenzio in Villore
• 
  Ponte a Vicchio
• 
  Ponte a Vicchio in 1904
• 
  Cimabue bridge in Vespignano

Personalities

• Many famous Italian painters were born near Vicchio: Giotto (in the frazione of Colle di Vespignano), Fra Angelico (at Rupecanina), Giovanni Malesci, Rutilio Muti, Armeno Mattioli and Foresto Marianini. There is a 3.2 meter statue of Giotto in Vicchio's central square, the Piazza di Giotto.^[5] It was also the birthplace of Jean-Baptiste Lully (Baptized Giovanni Battista Lulli), who would become the founder of the French opera tradition.
• Two victims of the Monster of Florence (killed nearby the town in 1984), Pia Rontini and Claudio Stefanacci, were citizens of Vicchio.

Twin cities

• Tolmin, Slovenia, since 1981
• Tifariti, Western Sahara