San Romano is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively made up of two homonymous frazioni belonging respectively to the municipality (comune) of Montopoli in Val d'Arno and that of San Miniato, province of Pisa. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 4,417.[2]
San Romano | |
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Coordinates: 43°46′28″N 10°43′16″E / 43.77444°N 10.72111°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Province | Pisa (PI) |
Comune | Montopoli in Val d'Arno San Miniato |
Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,116[1] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 56020 56028 |
Dialing code | (+39) 0571 |
San Romano is about 38 km from Pisa, 3 km from Montopoli in Val d'Arno and 10 km from San Miniato.
The place is known for being the scene of the battle of San Romano (1432), which was later depicted by Paolo Uccello in his famous composition bearing the same name.
Main sights
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edit- ^ 3,901 in the comune of Montopoli in Val d'Arno and 1,215 in the comune of San Miniato.
- ^ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Pisa (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat.
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