Fucecchio

Infobox CityIT
color = purple
official_name = Comune di Fucecchio
img_coa =Fucecchio-Stemma.pngname = Fucecchio
region = Tuscany
province = Florence (FI)
elevation_m = 25
area_total_km2 = 65
population_as_of = 2004-12-31
population_total = 21912
population_density_km2 = 325
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|43|44|N|10|48|E|
mapx = 43.729
mapy = 10.882
frazioni = Galleno, Le Vedute, Massarella, Pinete, Ponte a Cappiano, Querce, San Pierino, Torre
telephone = 0571
postalcode = 50054
gentilic = Fucecchiesi
saint = St. Candidus
day = June 24
mayor = Claudio Toni
website = [http://www.comune.fucecchio.fi.it/ www.comune.fucecchio.fi.it]

Fucecchio is a town and "comune" (township) of the province of Firenze in the Italian region of Tuscany. According to the 2004 census, its population was 21,912.

The main economical resources of the city are the leather industries, shoes industry and other manufacturing activities, although in the recent years their number has been decreasing because of a slight recession started.

Main sights

*"Collegiata di San Giovanni Battista" (11th century, but remaed in Neo-Classicist style in the 18th century).
*Abbey of "San Salvatore", founded in 1001. It houses a painting by Giorgio Vasari.
*Oratory of "Madonna della Ferruzza".
*"Palazzo Corsini".

External links

* [http://www.comune.fucecchio.fi.it Official website]
* [http://www.fucecchio.info/?tab=map Map of Fucecchio]