Castelfranco di Sopra
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Castelfranco di Sopra is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Arezzo
in the Italian
region Tuscany
, located about 30 km southeast of Florence
and about 30 km northwest of Arezzo
.
Castelfranco di Sopra borders the following municipalities: Castel San Niccolò
, Figline Valdarno
, Loro Ciuffenna
, Pian di Scò
, Reggello
, San Giovanni Valdarno
, Terranuova Bracciolini
. The town was founded in 1299 by the Republic of Florence
as a military outpost against the commune of Arezzo. It once housed a loggia
designed by Arnolfo di Cambio
, which was destroyed in the 19th century when the medieval walls were also demolished.
, France, since 1993 Caldes d'Estrac, Spain, since 2003
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Arezzo
Province of Arezzo
The Province of Arezzo or Arretium is the easternmost province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Arezzo.It has an area of 3,232 km², and a total population of 323,288 in 39 comuni . At June 30, 2005, the main comuni by population are:- External links :...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
, located about 30 km southeast of Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
and about 30 km northwest of Arezzo
Arezzo
Arezzo is a city and comune in Central Italy, capital of the province of the same name, located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about 80 km southeast of Florence, at an elevation of 296 m above sea level. In 2011 the population was about 100,000....
.
Castelfranco di Sopra borders the following municipalities: Castel San Niccolò
Castel San Niccolò
Castel San Niccolò is a comune in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 40 km east of Florence and about 35 km northwest of Arezzo....
, Figline Valdarno
Figline Valdarno
Figline Valdarno is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about 25 km southeast of Florence...
, Loro Ciuffenna
Loro Ciuffenna
Loro Ciuffenna is a comune in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 40 km southeast of Florence and about 25 km northwest of Arezzo....
, Pian di Scò
Pian di Scò
Pian di Scò is a comune in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 30 km southeast of Florence and about 35 km northwest of Arezzo, in the Valdarno....
, Reggello
Reggello
Reggello is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about 25 km southeast of Florence....
, San Giovanni Valdarno
San Giovanni Valdarno
San Giovanni Valdarno is a town and comune in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, central Italy, located in the valley of the Arno River. It was originally called Castel S. Giovanni....
, Terranuova Bracciolini
Terranuova Bracciolini
Terranuova Bracciolini is a comune in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 35 km southeast of Florence and about 25 km northwest of Arezzo...
. The town was founded in 1299 by the Republic of Florence
Republic of Florence
The Republic of Florence , or the Florentine Republic, was a city-state that was centered on the city of Florence, located in modern Tuscany, Italy. The republic was founded in 1115, when the Florentine people rebelled against the Margraviate of Tuscany upon Margravine Matilda's death. The...
as a military outpost against the commune of Arezzo. It once housed a loggia
Loggia
Loggia is the name given to an architectural feature, originally of Minoan design. They are often a gallery or corridor at ground level, sometimes higher, on the facade of a building and open to the air on one side, where it is supported by columns or pierced openings in the wall...
designed by Arnolfo di Cambio
Arnolfo di Cambio
Arnolfo di Cambio was an Italian architect and sculptor.-Biography:Arnolfo was born in Colle Val d'Elsa, Tuscany....
, which was destroyed in the 19th century when the medieval walls were also demolished.
Twin towns
Saint-Saturnin-lès-AptSaint-Saturnin-lès-Apt
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...
, France, since 1993 Caldes d'Estrac, Spain, since 2003