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 =
| coordinates_footnotes =
| 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
| area_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224|title=Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011|language=it|publisher=ISTAT}}
| area_total_km2 = 365.72
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Monthly Demographic Balance|url=https://demo.istat.it/app/?l=en&a=&i=D7B|publisher=ISTAT}}
| population_total = 261094
| population_as_of = 2025
| 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 =
}}
The province of Prato ({{langx|it|provincia di Prato}}) is one of the 80 ordinary provinces in Italy. Situated in the region of Tuscany, 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|365.72|km2}}, it is the smallest province by land area in Tuscany. 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 an 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|365.72|km2}}, it is the smallest province by land area in Tuscany.{{cite web|url=https://www.tuttitalia.it/province/superficie/|title=Province/Città Metropolitane per superficie|access-date=29 April 2022|language=it}} 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 |author1=Fabio Fratini|author2=Emma Cantisani|author3=Elena Pecchioni|doi-access=free |hdl=2158/1218721|hdl-access=free}}
Administration
=List of municipalities=
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}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Municipalities of Prato !Municipality !Density |
| Cantagallo
|95.67 |3,118 |32 |
| Carmignano
|{{nts|38.43}} |14,577 |379 |
| Montemurlo
|30.77 |19,059 |619 |
| Poggio a Caiano
|{{nts|6.00}} |9,944 |1,657 |
| Prato
|{{nts|97.35}} |198,326 |2,037 |
| Vaiano
|{{nts|34.11}} |9,912 |290 |
| Vernio
|{{nts|63.38}} |6,158 |97 |
=Provincial government=
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}}
{{Table alignment}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of presidents ! President ! Term start ! Term end ! Party ! Ref. |
| rowspan=2|Daniele Mannocci
|8 May 1995 |16 June 1999 |rowspan="2"| Independent (centre-left) |
| 16 June 1999
|14 June 2004 |
| Massimo Logli
|14 June 2004 |23 June 2009 |
| Lamberto Nazzareno Gestri
|23 June 2009 |13 October 2014 |rowspan="4"|Democratic Party |
| Matteo Biffoni
|13 October 2014 |31 October 2018 |
| Francesco Puggelli
|31 October 2018 |25 November 2022 |{{cite news|url=https://www.wzu.edu.cn/info/1477/33678.htm|title=Delegation led by the Governor of Prato, Italy visited Wenzhou University|date=13 January 2020|access-date=1 June 2024|work=Wenzhou University}} |
| Simone Calamai
|25 November 2022 |Incumbent |{{cite news|url=https://www.wzu.edu.cn/info/1505/64517.htm|title=Simone Calamai, President of Prato Province, Italy, Visits WZU|date=23 April 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|work=Wenzhou University}} |
Demographics
{{Historical populations|1861|55278|1871|62076|1881|64678|1901|78534|1911|85767|1921|90585|1931|97248|1936|98889|1951|111769|1961|145703|1971|181606|1981|206374|1991|217244|2001|227886|2011|245916|2021|258123|cols=2|align=none|source=ISTAT{{cite web |title=Popolazione residente e presente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1971|trans-title=Resident and present population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1971|url=https://ebiblio.istat.it/digibib/Censimenti%20popolazione/Censimentipopolazioneresidentedal1861/PUV0027177Pop_res_pres_cens_1861_1971_Tomo1.pdf|date=1971-10-24|lang=it|publisher=ISTAT}}{{cite web |title=Dashboard Permanent census of population and housing|url=https://esploradati.censimentopopolazione.istat.it/databrowser/#/en/censtest/dashboards|publisher=ISTAT}}}}
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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