Campi Bisenzio

Campi Bisenzio
Campi Bisenzio
Comune
	Comune di Campi Bisenzio
	Northern side of the wall of Campi Bisenzio
	Coat of arms
	Location of Campi Bisenzio
	Campi Bisenzio Location of Campi Bisenzio in Italy Campi Bisenzio Campi Bisenzio (Tuscany)
	Coordinates: 43°49′N 11°8′E / 43.817°N 11.133°E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Metropolitan city	Florence (FI)
Frazioni	Capalle, Il Rosi, La Villa, Le Miccine, Limite, San Cresci, San Donnino, San Giorgio a Colonica, San Piero a Ponti, Sant'Angelo a Lecore
Government
• Mayor	Emiliano Fossi
Area
• Total	28.6 km2 (11.0 sq mi)
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Population (31 December 2016)
• Total	46,878
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Campigiani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	50013
Dialing code	055
Website	Official website

Campi Bisenzio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkampi biˈzɛntsjo]) 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.