Sillano
Encyclopedia
Sillano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Lucca
in the Italian
region Tuscany
, located about 90 km northwest of Florence
and about 45 km northwest of Lucca
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 767 and an area of 62.2 km².
Sillano borders the following municipalities: Collagna
, Fivizzano
, Giuncugnano
, Ligonchio
, Piazza al Serchio
, San Romano in Garfagnana
, Villa Collemandina
, Villa Minozzo
.
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 Lucca
Province of Lucca
The Province of Lucca is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lucca.It has an area of 1,773 km², and a total population of 372,244...
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 90 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 45 km northwest of Lucca
Lucca
Lucca is a city and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plainnear the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Lucca...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 767 and an area of 62.2 km².
Sillano borders the following municipalities: Collagna
Collagna
Collagna is a comune in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 90 km west of Bologna and about 50 km southwest of Reggio Emilia...
, Fivizzano
Fivizzano
Fivizzano, a walled city in the province of Massa-Carrara, Tuscany , became part of the Republic of Florence in the 15th century thus gaining the Tuscan republic an important foothold in Lunigiana, a key region which Genoa, Pisa, Milan and Florence had sought to dominate since the early Middle Ages...
, Giuncugnano
Giuncugnano
Giuncugnano is a comune in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 90 km northwest of Florence and about 45 km northwest of Lucca....
, Ligonchio
Ligonchio
Ligonchio is a comune in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 80 km west of Bologna and about 50 km southwest of Reggio Emilia...
, Piazza al Serchio
Piazza al Serchio
Piazza al Serchio is a comune in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 90 km northwest of Florence and about 40 km northwest of Lucca....
, San Romano in Garfagnana
San Romano in Garfagnana
San Romano in Garfagnana is a comune in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 km northwest of Florence and about 40 km northwest of Lucca....
, Villa Collemandina
Villa Collemandina
Villa Collemandina is a comune in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 km northwest of Florence and about 35 km north of Lucca....
, Villa Minozzo
Villa Minozzo
Villa Minozzo is a comune in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 70 km west of Bologna and about 40 km southwest of Reggio Emilia....
.