Quarrata
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Quarrata
| official_name = Città di Quarrata
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| coordinates = {{coord|43|50|51|N|10|59|0|E|type:city(23,884)_region:IT|display=inline,title}}
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| region = Tuscany
| province = Pistoia (PT)
| frazioni = Barba, Buriano, Caserana, Casini, Catena, Ferruccia, Forrottoli, Lucciano, Montemagno, Montorio, Olmi, Santonuovo, Tizzana, Valenzatico, Vignole
| mayor_party = PD
| mayor = Gabriele Romiti
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| area_total_km2 = 45.91
| population_footnotes = All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
| population_total = 26268
| population_as_of = 30 November 2016
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| population_demonym = Quarratini
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| elevation_m = 48
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| postal_code = 51039
| area_code = 0573
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.quarrata.pt.it/}}
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Quarrata is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about {{convert|30|km|mi}} west of Florence and about {{convert|10|km|mi|0}} south of Pistoia.
Main sights
- Propositura (church) of Santa Maria Assunta
- Pieve (pleban church) of San Bartolomeo at Tizzana, one of the frazioni of the municipality. Nearby are remains, including a standing watch tower, of the medieval castle
- Villa La Magia, an example of Medici villa
- Fattoria Santonuovo, an 18th-century patrician villa
- Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Vignole, characterized by a 14th-century bell tower
Sport
The British Cycling academy has made Quarrata its training base for a number of years and as a result a number of British cyclists make their home in Quarrata, including Mark Cavendish, Steve Cummings, and Geraint Thomas.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/sep/20/tuscany-cycling-tour-de-france|title = Tuscany - the ultimate cycling boot camp|date = 19 September 2009}}
Twin towns
- {{flagicon|ROM}} Vaslui, Romania
- {{flagicon|SADR}} Agounit, Western Sahara
References
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