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Sambuca Pistoiese
Sambuca Pistoiese is a town and ''comune ''of the Province of Pistoia in the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. The comune is in fact constituted by several different villages (''frazioni''), the most important of which are Pàvana at and Treppio at , along the valley of the Limentra di Sambuca and the Limentra orientale, respectively. The nearest railway station is that of Ponte della Venturina, from Pàvana. Twin towns Sambuca Pistoiese is town twinning, twinned with: * Amgala, Western Sahara References External links

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Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its influence on high culture. It is regarded as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and of the foundations of the Italian language. The prestige established by the Tuscan dialect's use in literature by Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini led to its subsequent elaboration as the language of culture throughout Italy. It has been home to many figures influential in the history of art and science, and contains well-known museums such as the Uffizi and the Palazzo Pitti. Tuscany is also known for its wines, including Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Morellino di Scansano, Brunello di Montalcino and white Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Having a strong linguistic and cultural identity, ...
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Province Of Pistoia
The province of Pistoia () is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pistoia and the province is landlocked. It has an area of and a total population of 291,788 inhabitants (as of 2015). There are 22 ''comuni'' (: ''comune'') in the province. The province was formed in 1927 under the rule of Mussolini, and had the lowest income per capita in Tuscany in 1966 due to high poverty levels. This is because the province was mainly agricultural before World War II ended, and has since had to rapidly progress towards industrial capitalism and abandon its agricultural roots. The population of the province has recently been increasing, moving from 268,437 in 2011 to around 292,000 in 2015. The Mountains of Pistoia and the resorts Abetone and Val di Luce are tourist destinations for skiers, and the province contains a combination of flat land such as the area of the valley of the Ombrone and the river flowing through it, and mountainous land. The city of ...
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Pavana (Sambuca Pistoiese)
Pavana may refer to: * ''Lycaena pavana ''Lycaena pavana'', the white-bordered copper, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the Lycaenidae, lycaenids or blues family. See also *List of butterflies of India *List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae) References * ...'', a small butterfly * '' Nacaduba pavana'', a species of lycaenid butterfly * Pavana (music), a Renaissance dance * Pavana (Hinduism), Hindu deity representing the wind * Pavana, Italy * Pavana River, a river in Pune, Maharashtra, India See also * Pavan (other) * Pavane (other) * Vayu (other), another name of the Hindu deity {{disambig ...
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Centre-left
Centre-left politics is the range of left-wing political ideologies that lean closer to the political centre. Ideologies commonly associated with it include social democracy, social liberalism, progressivism, and green politics. Ideas commonly supported by the centre-left include welfare capitalism, social justice, liberal internationalism, and multiculturalism. Economically, the centre-left supports a mixed economy in a democratic capitalist system, often including economic interventionism, progressive taxation, and the right to unionize. Centre-left politics are contrasted with far-left politics that reject capitalism or advocate revolution. The centre-left developed with the rest of the left–right political spectrum in 18th and 19th century France, where the centre-left included those who supported transfer of powers from the monarchy to parliament or endorsed moderate republicanism. Early progressivism and left liberalism evolved in the late-19th and early- ...
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Comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, title of (). Formed according to the principles consolidated in Medieval commune, medieval municipalities, the is provided for by article 114 of the Constitution of Italy. It can be divided into , which in turn may have limited power due to special elective assemblies. In the autonomous region of the Aosta Valley, a is officially called a in French. Overview The provides essential public services: Civil registry, registry of births and deaths, registry of deeds, and maintenance of local roads and public works. Many have a (), which is responsible for public order duties. The also deal with the definition and compliance with the (), a document that regulates the building activity within the communal area. All communal structures ...
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Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as List of islands of Italy, nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino. It is the List of European countries by area, tenth-largest country in Europe by area, covering , and the third-most populous member state of the European Union, with nearly 59 million inhabitants. Italy's capital and List of cities in Italy, largest city is Rome; other major cities include Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, and Venice. The history of Italy goes back to numerous List of ancient peoples of Italy, Italic peoples—notably including the ancient Romans, ...
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Pàvana
Sambuca Pistoiese is a town and ''comune ''of the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region of Tuscany. The comune is in fact constituted by several different villages (''frazioni''), the most important of which are Pàvana at and Treppio at , along the valley of the Limentra di Sambuca and the Limentra orientale, respectively. The nearest railway station is that of Ponte della Venturina, from Pàvana. Twin towns Sambuca Pistoiese is twinned with: * Amgala Amgala (; ) is an oasis in Western Sahara. It is located between Tifariti and Smara, outside the Moroccan Wall in the area controlled by the Polisario. Western Sahara War Amgala was the scene of several SPLA-RMA battles. In January 1976 and a ..., Western Sahara References External links * {{Authority control Cities and towns in Tuscany ...
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Limentra Di Sambuca
The Limentra di Sambuca (also: ''Limentra occidentale'') is a mountain river in Italy, a right tributary of the Reno. It passes through Sambuca Pistoiese, on the north side of the Apennine Mountains. Its valley runs from southwest to northeast, parallel to the upper valley of the Reno to its west and the Limentrella to its east. It has a length of and flows into the Reno near Ponte della Venturina, near the border between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna. Its upper valley is part of the Natura 2000 protected area Tre Limentre - Reno. Near Pàvana is a high dam with a capacity of , built in 1925 and used for hydropower. Part of its water is diverted at Spedaletto towards the aqueduct serving Pistoia Pistoia (; ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of a province of the same name, located about north-west of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno. It is a typic ....
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Limentra Orientale
The Limentra orientale (also: ''Limentra di Treppio'') is a mountain river in Italy, a right tributary of the Reno. Its valley runs roughly from southwest to northeast, on the north side of the Apennine Mountains. Its upper valley is part of the Natura 2000 protected area Tre Limentre – Reno. Near Suviana is a high dam, creating one of the largest reservoirs of the Apennines, Lake Suviana, with a capacity of about . It was built between 1928 and 1932 and is used for hydropower.La centrale maledetta progettata a Torino: un secolo fa morirono 13 operai nella costruzione della diga di Suviana
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Ponte Della Venturina
Granaglione is a town in the ''comune'' of Alto Reno Terme, in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, central Italy. It was a separate ''comune'' until January 2016, when it merged with Porretta Terme Porretta Terme ( Bolognese: ''Puratta'') is a town of the Reno Valley Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Alto Reno Terme, Emilia-Romagna. Porretta Terme is located about south-west of Bologna. Known since Roman times fo ... into the new entity of Alto Reno Terme. Cities and towns in Emilia-Romagna {{Italy-geo-stub ...
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Town Twinning
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of international links between municipalities akin to what are known as sister cities or twin towns today dating back to the 9th century, the modern concept was first established and adopted worldwide during World War II. Origins of the modern concept Throughout history, many cities have participated in various cultural exchanges and similar activities that might resemble a sister-city or twin-city relationship, but the first officially documented case of such a relationship was a signed agreement between the leaders of the cities of Toledo, Ohio and Toledo, Spain in 1931. However, the modern concept of town twinning appeared during the Second World War. More specifically, it was inspired by the bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940, known as t ...
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