Marradi
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Marradi is a comune
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 Florence
Province of Florence
The Province of Florence is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. It has an area of 3,514 sq. km and a population of 933,860 in 44 comuni....

 in the Italian
Italy
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 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 45 km northeast 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....

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,504 and an area of 153.9 km².

The municipality of Marradi contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Abeto, Badia del Borgo Caset., Biforco, Campigno, Crespino, Popolano, Sant'Adriano, and Val della Meta.

Marradi borders the following municipalities: Borgo San Lorenzo
Borgo San Lorenzo
Borgo San Lorenzo is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 20 km northeast of Florence...

, Brisighella
Brisighella
Brisighella is a comune in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 45 km southeast of Bologna and about 40 km southwest of Ravenna....

, Dicomano
Dicomano
Dicomano is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 25 km northeast of Florence.Dicomano borders the following municipalities: Londa, Rufina, San Godenzo, Vicchio.-External links:*...

, Modigliana
Modigliana
Modigliana is a comune in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 50 km southeast of Bologna and about 20 km southwest of Forlì....

, Palazzuolo sul Senio
Palazzuolo sul Senio
Palazzuolo sul Senio is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 45 km northeast of Florence....

, Portico e San Benedetto
Portico e San Benedetto
Portico e San Benedetto is a comune in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 60 km southeast of Bologna....

, San Godenzo
San Godenzo
San Godenzo is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 35 km northeast of Florence, in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines....

, Tredozio
Tredozio
Tredozio is a comune in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 60 km southeast of Bologna and about 30 km southwest of Forlì....

, Vicchio
Vicchio
Vicchio is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 25 km northeast of Florence...

.

Churches

  • Chiesa di Santa Maria Nascente (1112)
  • Chiesa di San Ruffillo
  • Eremo di San Pier Damiani*
  • Badia di Santa Reparata (Badia del Borgo)
  • Chiesa di San Lorenzo (Marradi)

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