Rufina

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Rufina
Comune
Comune di Rufina
Rufina railway station
Rufina railway station
Rufina is located in Italy
Rufina
Rufina
Location of Rufina in Italy
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Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Province / 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
 • Total 45.7 km2 (17.6 sq mi)
Elevation 115 m (377 ft)
Population (2007[1])
 • Total 7,382
 • Density 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Rufinesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 50068
Dialing code 055
Website Official website

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

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.

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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