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Campi Bisenzio

Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Campi Bisenzio

43°49′N 11°8′E / 43.817°N 11.133°E / 43.817; 11.133CountryItalyRegionTuscanyMetropolitan city Florence (FI)FrazioniCapalle, Il Rosi, La Villa, Le Miccine, Limite, San Cresci, San Donnino, San Giorgio a Colonica, San Piero a Ponti, Sant'Angelo a LecoreGovernment

• MayorEmiliano FossiArea

^[1]

• Total28.6 km² (11.0 sq mi)Elevation

38 m (125 ft)Population

(31 December 2016)^[2]

• Total46,878 • Density1,600/km² (4,200/sq mi)DemonymCampigianiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

50013

Dialing code055WebsiteOfficial website

Campi Bisenzio is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence, in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Florence.

History

The word Campi in the municipality's name stems from the fields which are widespread in the lands around the town. The current name of Campi Bisenzio was assumed only in 1862, with the addition of the name of the Bisenzio river that runs through the town.^[3]

Campi Bisenzio is the place where the internal combustion engine was built for the first time by Felice Matteucci and father Eugenio Barsanti.

A number of Renaissance artworks from the church of Sant'Andrea a San Donnino are housed in its adjacent museum. The church of Santa Maria a Campi Bisenzio still maintains many of its original artworks.

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Campi Bisenzio is twinned with:

Coatbridge, Scotland, United Kingdom^[4]
Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ www.ideafutura.com, Idea Futura srl -. "Profilo Storico - Comune di Campi Bisenzio". www.comune.campi-bisenzio.fi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-04-06.
^ "MINUTE OF MEETING OF COATBRIDGE AREA COMMITTEE" (PDF). North Lanarkshire Council. 23 June 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2009.