Province of Prato
{{Short description|Province of Italy}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Province of Prato
| native_name = {{native name|it|Provincia di Prato}}
| settlement_type = Province
| image_skyline = Piazza buonamici e palazzo vai, prato.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Palazzo Banci, the provincial seat at Prato
| image_flag = Flag of the Province of Prato.svg
| flag_alt =
| image_shield = Provincia di Prato-Stemma.svg
| shield_alt =
| image_map = Prato in Italy.svg
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Map highlighting the location of the province of Prato in Italy
| coordinates =
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Italy
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Toscana
| established_title =
| established_date =
| seat_type = Capital(s)
| seat = Prato
| parts_type = Comuni
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 7
| government_footnotes =
| leader_party =
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Simone Calamai
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://www.tuttitalia.it/province/superficie/|title=Province/Città Metropolitane per superficie|access-date=29 April 2022|language=it}}
| area_total_km2 = 365.66
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 265269
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type2 = GDP
| demographics2_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://stats.oecd.org/|title=Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3)|work=OECD|access-date=16 November 2018}}
| demographics2_title1 = Total
| demographics2_info1 = €7.395 billion (2015)
| demographics2_title2 = Per capita
| demographics2_info2 = €29,222 (2015)
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 59100
| area_code_type = Telephone prefix
| area_code = 0574
| iso_code =
| registration_plate = PO
| blank_name_sec1 = ISTAT
| blank_info_sec1 = 100
| website = {{URL|https://trasparenza.provincia.prato.it}}
| footnotes =
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The province of Prato ({{langx|it|provincia di Prato}}) is one of the 80 ordinary provinces in Italy. Situated in the Tuscany region, its capital and largest city is Prato. It was carved out as a separate province from the province of Florence in 1992.
Spread over an area of {{cvt|365.66|km2}}, it is the smallest province by land area in the Tuscany region. It is bordered by Pistoia province, and the metropolitan cities of Bologna and Florence. The province is home to about 0.26 million people. There are seven comuni (municipalities) in the province.
History
The region is known for its textile industries, which date back to the 12th century CE.{{cite report|url=https://ec.europa.eu/futurium/en/system/files/ged/sharing_annex2_cs_prato.pdf|title=Stocktaking and assessment of typologies of Urban Circular Collaborative Economy Initiatives|work=European Union|pages=4–5}} The region experienced a economic decline after the late Middle Ages, before the textile industry reinvigorated in the late 18th century.{{cite web|url=https://www.europeana.eu/en/stories/welcome-to-prato|title=Prato|work=Europeana|date=23 August 2022 |access-date=1 June 2024}} The province was carved out as a separate province from the province of Florence in 1992.{{cite web|url=https://www.mindat.org/loc-135380.html|title=Province of Prato|work=Mineral data|access-date=1 June 2024}}
Geography
The province is situated in the Tuscany region of Central Italy. It is bordered by Pistoia province, and the metropolitan cities of Bologna and Florence. Spread over an area of {{cvt|365.66|km2}}, it is the smallest province by land area in the Tuscany region. Its capital and largest city is Prato. The Bisenzio River, a tributary of the Arno River flows through the province. The region is located at the foothills of the Apennines. The geology of the region is largely made up of Tuscan nappe, made up stones such as alberese, and pietra serena.{{cite journal|title=Pietra Alberese: Building Material and Stone for Lime in the Florentine Territory (Tuscany)|date=December 2020|volume=3|issue=4|pages=1520–1538|doi=10.3390/heritage3040084|journal=Heritage Journal|author1=Fabio Fratini|author2=Emma Cantisani|author3=Elena Pecchioni|doi-access=free }}
Administration
There are seven comuni (municipalities) in the province.{{cite web|url=https://www.tuscanyreview.co.uk/prato-province.html|title=Prato Province|work=Tuscany Review|access-date=1 June 2024}}
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|+Municipalities of Prato{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/italy/toscana/100__prato/|title=Province of Prato|work=citypopulation.de|access-date=1 June 2024}} !Municipality !Area !Population (2021) |
| Cantagallo
|{{nts|95.62}} |{{nts|3092}} |
| Carmignano
|{{nts|38.43}} |{{nts|14753}} |
| Montemurlo
|{{nts|30.78}} |{{nts|19100}} |
| Poggio a Caiano
|{{nts|6.00}} |{{nts|9956}} |
| Prato
|{{nts|97.35}} |{{nts|195213}} |
| Vaiano
|{{nts|34.11}} |{{nts|9943}}0 |
| Vernio
|{{nts|63.38}} |{{nts|6066}} |
The provincial government is headed by a president.{{cite web|url=https://trasparenza.provincia.prato.it/index.html@p=4825.html|title=Administration|work=Administration of Prato|access-date=1 June 2024}}
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Notable residents
- Fiorenzo Magni, cyclist{{Cite book|author=Bulbarelli, Auro |year=2012|title=Magni. Il terzo uomo|place=Roma|publisher=Rai Eri|isbn=978-88-397-1579-1|page=19}}
- Jury Chechi, Olympic gymnast{{cite web|url=https://www.technogym.com/us/newsroom/jury-chechi-gymnast-olympics-champion-routine/|title=Jury Chechi|work=Technogym|date=16 May 2019 |access-date=1 June 2024}}
- Paolo Rossi, footballer{{cite book|url=http://cinquantamila.corriere.it/storyTellerThread.php?threadId=ROSSI+Paolo|title=Paolo Rossi|publisher=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|access-date=7 January 2015|archive-date=30 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230004911/http://cinquantamila.corriere.it/storyTellerThread.php?threadId=ROSSI+Paolo|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2012/04/25/ho-visto-esplodere-paolo-rossi-bobo-vieri.html|title=Ho visto esplodere Paolo Rossi e Bobo Vieri anche mio nipote Alino merita la Nazionale|work=La Repubblica|last1=Intorcia|first1=Francesco Saverio|language=it|date=25 April 2012|access-date=5 July 2015}}
- Roberto Benigni, actor and comedian{{Cite news |last=Waxman |first=Sharon |date=1 November 1998 |title=Embracing life in death camps |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1998/11/01/embracing-life-in-death-camps/668c73c3-4480-4045-9f87-5d4438d9d1e6/ |access-date=13 May 2023 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=28 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828023550/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1998/11/01/embracing-life-in-death-camps/668c73c3-4480-4045-9f87-5d4438d9d1e6/ |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
{{commons category|position=left|Province of Prato}}
- [http://www.provincia.prato.it Official website] {{in lang|it}}
- [http://www.welcome2prato.com Events in Prato]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070807094512/http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6 Statistical data]
- [http://www.carlofiaschetti.it/ Welcome to Prato, Tuscany (Italy) Food, art, history of the province of Prato]
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