Certaldo | |
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Comune di Certaldo | |
Coordinates: 43°32′52″N 11°2′28″E / 43.54778°N 11.04111°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Metropolitan city | Florence (FI) |
Frazioni | Bagnano, Fiano, Marcialla (part), Sciano |
Government | |
• Mayor | Giovanni Campatelli (PD) |
Area | |
• Total | 75.28 km2 (29.07 sq mi) |
Elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
Population (30 June 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 16,004 |
• Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
Demonym | Certaldesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 50052 |
Dialing code | 0571 |
Patron saint | St. Thomas the Apostle |
Saint day | July 3 |
Website | Official website |
Certaldo is a town and comune of Tuscany, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Florence, in the middle of Valdelsa. It is about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of the Florence Duomo.
It is 50 minutes by rail and 35 minutes by car southwest of Florence, and it is 40 minutes by rail north of Siena.
It was home to the family of Giovanni Boccaccio,[3] author of the Decameron, who died at his home in Certaldo and was buried there in 1375. It is also the birthplace of actor Ernesto Calindri and of coach Luciano Spalletti, who has been the manager of Italy national football team since 2023.[4]
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