Chitignano
Encyclopedia
Chitignano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Arezzo
in the Italian
region Tuscany
, located about 50 km east of Florence
and about 20 km north of Arezzo
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 996 and an area of 14.7 km².
Chitignano borders the following municipalities: Caprese Michelangelo
, Chiusi della Verna
, Subbiano
.
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 50 km east 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 20 km north 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....
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 996 and an area of 14.7 km².
Chitignano borders the following municipalities: Caprese Michelangelo
Caprese Michelangelo
Caprese Michelangelo is a village and comune in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy. It is the birthplace of the renowned Renaissance artist Michelangelo. The village is roughly 100 km east of Florence....
, Chiusi della Verna
Chiusi della Verna
Chiusi della Verna is a comune in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 60 km east of Florence and about 25 km north of Arezzo...
, Subbiano
Subbiano
Subbiano is a small town and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, on the left bank of the River Arno.-Geography:It is adjacent to Arezzo, the capital of the province of the same name....
.