Serravalle Pistoiese

Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Serravalle Pistoiese

43°54′N 10°50′E / 43.900°N 10.833°E / 43.900; 10.833CountryItalyRegionTuscanyProvincePistoia (PT)FrazioniBaco, Cantagrillo, Casalguidi, Castellina, Le Ville, Masotti, Pontassio, Ponte alla Stella, Ponte di Serravalle, Serravalle Scalo, VinaccianoGovernment

• MayorPiero LunardiArea

^[1]

• Total42.05 km² (16.24 sq mi)Elevation

182 m (597 ft)Population

(31 December 2015)^[2]

• Total11,659 • Density280/km² (720/sq mi)DemonymSerravallini or TerrazzaniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

51030

Dialing code0573Patron saintSaint Louis of ToulouseSaint day19 AugustWebsiteOfficial website

Serravalle Pistoiese is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Florence and about 8 kilometres (5 mi) southwest of Pistoia.

History

The original settlement consisted of two cones, those of S. Maria and Nievole, the fortress was built by the New Lucchesi in 1302. Casttrum of talking in an old inventory of the assets of the town of Pistoia dated around 1380, this document is listed in the Castrum Serravallis cum walls turribus September muratis circumcirca et cum duabus januis.^[3]

Main sights

Church of San Michele Arcangelo. It houses a 14th-century Miracle of St. Blaise and a triptych with Madonna Enthroned with Child and Saints (1438), by Bartolomeo di Andrea Bocchi.
Barbarossa (Lombard) Tower
Church of Santo Stefano
Oratory of San Rocco e San Sebastiano, with fragment of 14th-century fresco decoration
Church of St. Peter, in the frazione of Casalguidi. It houses some 16th-century paintings.
Rocca Nuova, or Rocca di Castruccio, a medieval castle.

Twin towns

Serravalle Pistoiese is twinned with:

Uzerche, France
Grafenwörth, Austria

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.
^ "http://www.guidatoscana.net/castello-serravalle-pisotiese-pistoia/119.htm"