Marliana
Encyclopedia
Marliana is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Pistoia
in the Italian
region Tuscany
, located about 40 km northwest of Florence
and about 12 km west of Pistoia
.
The church of St. Nicholas, known from 1373, houses two statuettes attributed to Benedetto Buglioni
.
Marliana borders the following municipalities: Massa e Cozzile
, Montecatini-Terme, Pescia
, Pistoia
, Piteglio
, Serravalle Pistoiese
.
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 Pistoia
Province of Pistoia
The Province of Pistoia is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pistoia. It has an area of 965 km², and a total population of 268,503 . There are 22 communes in the province .-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 40 km northwest 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 12 km west of Pistoia
Pistoia
Pistoia is a city and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy, the capital of a province of the same name, located about 30 km west and north of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno.-History:...
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The church of St. Nicholas, known from 1373, houses two statuettes attributed to Benedetto Buglioni
Benedetto Buglioni
Benedetto Buglioni was an Italian sculptor.Buglioni was born in Florence, son of another sculptor Giovanni di Bernardo. In the early 1480s Buglioni and his brother opened their own studio, and jointly worked on a number of commissions for various churches in the area...
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Marliana borders the following municipalities: Massa e Cozzile
Massa e Cozzile
Massa e Cozzile is a comune in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 45 km northwest of Florence and about 14 km west of Pistoia, in the central part of the Valdinievole....
, Montecatini-Terme, Pescia
Pescia
Pescia is an Italian city in the province of Pistoia, Tuscany, central Italy.It is located in a central zone between the cities Lucca and Florence, on the banks of the homonymous river.-History:...
, Pistoia
Pistoia
Pistoia is a city and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy, the capital of a province of the same name, located about 30 km west and north of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno.-History:...
, Piteglio
Piteglio
Piteglio is a comune in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 km northwest of Florence and about 15 km northwest of Pistoia.-External links:*...
, Serravalle Pistoiese
Serravalle Pistoiese
Serravalle Pistoiese is a comune in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 35 km northwest of Florence and about 8 km southwest of Pistoia.-History:...
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