Rignano sull'Arno

Comune in Tuscany, Italy

43°43′25″N 11°27′03″E / 43.7237°N 11.4507°E / 43.7237; 11.4507CountryItalyRegionTuscanyMetropolitan cityFlorence (FI)FrazioniBombone, Cellai, Le Corti, Le Valli, Pian dell'Isola, Rosano, Salceto, San Donato in Collina, San Martino, San Piero, Santa Maria, Sarnese, Torri, Troghi, VolognanoGovernment • MayorDaniele Lorenzini (PD)Area • Total54.14 km² (20.90 sq mi)Elevation118 m (387 ft)Population • Total8,703 • Density160/km² (420/sq mi)DemonymRignanesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeDialing code055Patron saintSt. LeolinusSaint dayNovember 12WebsiteOfficial website

Rignano sull'Arno is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Florence.

Main sights

• Pieve of San Lorenzo a Miransù
• Pieve di San Leonino, with a terracotta hexagonal attributed to Santi Buglioni
• Monastery of Santa Maria a Rosano, allegedly founded in 780 but known from the 11th century. The church has kept some structures from the 12th century.
• Church of San Pietro a Perticaia. It houses a wooden crucifix of the Florentine school (late 15th-early 16th century)
• Church of San Michele a Volognano, included in a castle which is now a neo-Gothic villa. The church houses several artworks, included a late 14th century Madonna with Child by Lorenzo di Bicci, an altarpiece by Mariotto Albertinelli (1514) and the Madonna of the Cintola (c. 1520), attributed to the workshop of Andrea del Sarto, to Domenico Puligo or to Rosso Fiorentino.

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