Bibbona
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Bibbona
| official_name = Comune di Bibbona
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| image_skyline = Forte di bibbona 02.JPG
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| image_caption = Fort of Bibbona
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| coordinates = {{coord|43|16|N|10|36|E|type:city(3,091)_region:IT|display=inline}}
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| region = Tuscany
| province = Livorno (LI)
| frazioni = La California, Marina di Bibbona
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| mayor = Massimo Fedeli| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 65.6
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Popolazione residente al 1° Gennaio 2017 per età, sesso e stato civile. Comune: Bibbona |url=http://demo.istat.it/pop2017/index.html |website=Geo demo, istat.it |access-date=20 May 2021 |lang=it}}
| population_total = 3,191
| population_as_of = February 2017
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| population_demonym = Bibbonesi
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| elevation_m = 80
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| saint = St. Bartholomew
| day = January 13
| postal_code = 57020
| area_code = 0586
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.bibbona.li.it/}}
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Bibbona is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about {{convert|80|km|mi}} southwest of Florence and about {{convert|40|km|mi}} southeast of Livorno in the Val di Cecina.
History
The town's hilly location allowed for natural defenses, and strong fortifications are known to have existed by the early middle ages. The area is known to have been settled earlier during the Etruscan period based on tombs and archeological finds, and settlement continued into the Roman period.
In the early middle ages, the town and fortifications were in the possession of the Gherardesca family, and their holdings were confirmed by Pope Innocent III in the 12th century. Thereafter, ownership transferred to the free towns of Volterra, Pisa, and eventually Florence.
In Bibbona the sculptor (Riccardo) Richard Aurili born in 1864.
Main sights
- Romanesque Pieve di Sant'Ilario (founded in the 11th century).
- Palazzo del Comune Vecchio, also medieval.
- Fort of Bibbone, built by the Grand Dukes of Tuscany in the 18th century.
Transports
References
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External links
- [http://www.comune.bibbona.li.it/ Official website]
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Category:Cities and towns in Tuscany
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