Fauglia
Encyclopedia
Fauglia is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Pisa
in the Italian
region Tuscany
, located about 60 km southwest of Florence
and about 20 km southeast of Pisa
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,298 and an area of 42.4 km².
Fauglia borders the following municipalities: Collesalvetti
, Crespina
, Lorenzana
, Orciano Pisano
.
The town originated as a small medieval burgh around a castle, destroyed by the Florentines
in 1433.
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 Pisa
Province of Pisa
The Province of Pisa is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pisa.It has an area of 2,448 km², and a total population of 394,101 . There are 39 comuni in the province ....
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 60 km southwest 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 southeast of Pisa
Pisa
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,298 and an area of 42.4 km².
Fauglia borders the following municipalities: Collesalvetti
Collesalvetti
Collesalvetti is a comune in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 70 km southwest of Florence, 20 km northeast of Livorno and only 16 km south from Pisa...
, Crespina
Crespina
Crespina is a comune in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 60 km southwest of Florence and about 20 km southeast of Pisa....
, Lorenzana
Lorenzana
Lorenzana is a comune in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 60 km southwest of Florence and about 25 km southeast of Pisa...
, Orciano Pisano
Orciano Pisano
Orciano Pisano is a comune in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 70 km southwest of Florence and about 25 km southeast of Pisa, in the Pisan Hills....
.
The town originated as a small medieval burgh around a castle, destroyed by the Florentines
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...
in 1433.
Notable civic institutions
- The Institutes for the Achievement of Human PotentialThe Institutes for The Achievement of Human PotentialThe Institutes for The Achievement of Human Potential is a non-profit organization providing teaching programs and literature which it promotes as improving the health and neurological development of normal children and of children who have sustained a brain injury.Although the institute's programs...
(IAHP), a United States based nonprofit organization, established a campus in Fauglia in 1992. The IAHP is an educational organization that teaches parents about child brain development and is a treatment center for brain-injured children.