Villa Basilica is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of Florence and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) northeast of Lucca.
Villa Basilica | |
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| Comune di Villa Basilica | |
 Panorama of Villa Basilica | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Villa Basilica  | |
  Villa Basilica Location of Villa Basilica in Italy  Villa Basilica Villa Basilica (Tuscany) | |
| Coordinates: 43°55′N 10°39′E / 43.917°N 10.650°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Lucca (LU) |
| Frazioni | Barbagliana, Biecina, Botticino, Boveglio, Capornano, Colognora, Distendino, Duomo, Guzzano, Pariana, Pracando, Ponte a Villa, Pontoro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giordano Ballini |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.57 km2 (14.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,596 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Villesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 55019 |
| Dialing code | 0572 |
| Website | Official website |
Villa Basilica borders the following municipalities: Bagni di Lucca, Borgo a Mozzano, Capannori, Pescia. Remarkable the main church, the pieve of Santa Maria Assunta
Notable people
edit- Giulia Ammannati, mother of Galileo Galilei
- Sisto Fabri (1540–1594), theologian[4]
- Antonio Franchi, Italian painter of the 17th century
- Pietro Perna (1519–1582), printer and humanist
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Data from Istat
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Messina, Pietro (1993). "FABRI, Sisto". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 43: Enzo–Fabrizi (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.
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