Quarrata

Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Location of Quarrata

43°50′51″N 10°59′0″E / 43.84750°N 10.98333°E / 43.84750; 10.98333CountryItalyRegionTuscanyProvincePistoia (PT)FrazioniBarba, Buriano, Caserana, Casini, Catena, Ferruccia, Forrottoli, Lucciano, Montemagno, Montorio, Olmi, Santonuovo, Tizzana, Valenzatico, VignoleGovernment

• MayorGabriele Romiti (PD)Area

^[1]

• Total45.91 km² (17.73 sq mi)Elevation

48 m (157 ft)Population

(30 November 2016)^[2]

• Total26,268 • Density570/km² (1,500/sq mi)DemonymQuarratiniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

51039

Dialing code0573WebsiteOfficial website

Quarrata is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Florence and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Pistoia.

Main sights

Propositura (church) of Santa Maria Assunta
Pieve (pleban church) of San Bartolomeo at Tizzana, one of the frazioni of the municipality. Nearby are remains, including a standing watch tower, of the medieval castle
Villa La Magia, an example of Medici villa
Fattoria Santonuovo, an 18th-century patrician villa
Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Vignole, characterized by a 14th-century bell tower

Sport

The British Cycling academy has made Quarrata its training base for a number of years and as a result a number of British cyclists make their home in Quarrata, including Mark Cavendish, Steve Cummings, and Geraint Thomas.^[3]

Twin towns

Vaslui, Romania
Agounit, 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.
^ "Tuscany - the ultimate cycling boot camp". 19 September 2009.