Scarperia
Encyclopedia
Scarperia is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Florence
in the Italian
region Tuscany
, located about 25 km northeast of Florence
.
Scarperia borders the following municipalities: Barberino di Mugello
, Borgo San Lorenzo
, Firenzuola
, San Piero a Sieve
. It is known as a center of knives production.
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
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 25 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....
.
Scarperia borders the following municipalities: Barberino di Mugello
Barberino di Mugello
Barberino di Mugello is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 25 km north of Florence. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 10,114 and an area of 133.7 km²....
, 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...
, Firenzuola
Firenzuola
Firenzuola is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 40 km northeast of Florence....
, San Piero a Sieve
San Piero a Sieve
San Piero a Sieve is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 20 km north of Florence.-Main sights:The Medici Villa del Trebbio is located in San Piero's territory.-References:...
. It is known as a center of knives production.