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The river flooded this city regularly in historical times, most recently in 1966, with 4,500 cubic metres per second (160,000 cu ft/s) after rainfall of 437.2 millimetres (17.21 in) in Badia Agnano and 190 millimetres (7.5 in) in Florence, in only 24 hours. [citation needed] Before Pisa, the Arno is crossed by the Imperial Canal at La Botte.
Location of Tuscany within Italy Provinces of Tuscany. The following is a list of the municipalities of Tuscany, Italy. [1] There are 273 municipalities in Tuscany (as of January 2019): 36 in the Province of Arezzo; 41 in the Metropolitan City of Florence; 28 in the Province of Grosseto; 19 in the Province of Livorno; 33 in the Province of Lucca
Pages in category "Cities and towns in Tuscany" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 329 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 1966 flood of the Arno (Italian: Alluvione di Firenze del 4 novembre 1966) in Florence killed 101 people and damaged or destroyed millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. It is considered the worst flood in the city's history since 1557.
In northwestern Tuscany, the area between the Arno and Magra rivers was culturally aligned with the Etruscans in the early Iron Age, and came under Ligurian control in the late Iron Age. [ 19 ] One reason for the eventual demise of this civilization was the increasing absorption by surrounding cultures, including the adoption of the Etruscan ...
Santa Croce sull'Arno is an Italian town in the province of Pisa, Tuscany. The city has a leather industry, with more than 400 factories and laboratories spread over its 17 square kilometres (7 sq mi) total area.
The town of Stia is often called the "source of the Arno", although the real source is some 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) higher on the slopes of Monte Falterona.However, Stia is the first true village the Arno reaches, where it is joined by another river, the Staggia, that starts at Passo la Calla to the north-east.
Capraia e Limite is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence, located in the Tuscany region of Italy.Situated about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Florence, the municipality comprises two main localities: Capraia Fiorentina and Limite sull'Arno, with the latter being the municipal seat.