Vicchio
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Vicchio is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Florence
in the Italian
region Tuscany
, located about 25 km northeast of Florence
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,736 and an area of 139.0 km².
Vicchio borders the following municipalities: Borgo San Lorenzo
, Dicomano
, Marradi
, Pontassieve
.
Three famous Italian painters were born near Vicchio: Giotto (in the frazione of Colle di Vespignano), Fra Angelico
(at Rupecanina) and Armeno Mattioli. It was also the birthplace of Jean-Baptiste Lully
(Baptized Giovanni Battista Lulli), who would become the founder of the French opera tradition.
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....
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,736 and an area of 139.0 km².
Vicchio 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...
, 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:*...
, Marradi
Marradi
Marradi is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 45 km northeast of Florence...
, Pontassieve
Pontassieve
Pontassieve is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 14 km east of Florence, nearby Fiesole, at the confluence of the Arno and Sieve rivers.-History:...
.
Three famous Italian painters were born near Vicchio: Giotto (in the frazione of Colle di Vespignano), Fra Angelico
Fra Angelico
Fra Angelico , born Guido di Pietro, was an Early Italian Renaissance painter described by Vasari in his Lives of the Artists as having "a rare and perfect talent"...
(at Rupecanina) and Armeno Mattioli. It was also the birthplace of Jean-Baptiste Lully
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Jean-Baptiste de Lully was an Italian-born French composer who spent most of his life working in the court of Louis XIV of France. He is considered the chief master of the French Baroque style. Lully disavowed any Italian influence in French music of the period. He became a French subject in...
(Baptized Giovanni Battista Lulli), who would become the founder of the French opera tradition.