Santa Croce sull'Arno
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Santa Croce sull'Arno is an Italian
Italy
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 town located 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 ....

, 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 ....

. There are about 13,400 residents as of 2005 and the city has a well-established leather
Leather
Leather is a durable and flexible material created via the tanning of putrescible animal rawhide and skin, primarily cattlehide. It can be produced through different manufacturing processes, ranging from cottage industry to heavy industry.-Forms:...

industry, which counts more than 400 factories and laboratories spread over the 16.92 square kilometres of its total area. This kind of industry has been an economic boon to the city, but on the other hand, has produced much pollution, and also the traffic gives its contribution and make this town appear bigger than it really is.
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