Collesalvetti is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...

'' (municipality) in the

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in the Italian region

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, located about southwest of

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, northeast of Livorno and only south from

Pisa Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the ...

Geography

Collesalvetti borders the following municipalities:

Cascina Cascina () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence and about southeast of Pisa. Cascina is located on the left shore of the Arno River, on a markedly plain terrain ...

, Crespina, Fauglia, Livorno, Orciano Pisano,

, Rosignano Marittimo.

Government

''Frazioni''

The ''comune'' is formed by the municipal seat of Collesalvetti and the ''

frazioni A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...

'' – towns and villages – of

Castell'Anselmo Castell'Anselmo is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Collesalvetti, province of Livorno. At the time of the 2011 census its population was 234. The village is about 16 km from Livorno Livorno ...

, Colognole,

Guasticce Guasticce is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Collesalvetti, province of Livorno. At the time of the 2011 census its population was . The town is about 11 km from Livorno Livorno () is a port c ...

Nugola Nugola is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Collesalvetti, province of Livorno. At the time of the 2011 census its population was 874. Nugola is about 14 km from Livorno Livorno () is a port cit ...

Parrana San Martino Parrana San Martino is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Collesalvetti, province of Livorno. At the time of the 2011 census its population was 217. The village is about 15 km from Livorno Liv ...

Parrana San Giusto Parrana San Giusto is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Collesalvetti, province of Livorno. At the time of the 2011 census its population was 76. The village is about 18 km from Livorno Livor ...

Stagno Ston () is a settlement and a municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia, located at the south of isthmus of the Pelješac peninsula. History Because of its geopolitical and strategic position, Ston has had a rich history since ant ...

and Vicarello. The hamlet of

Mortaiolo Mortaiolo is a hamlet in the comune of Collesalvetti (province of Livorno, Italy), located near Vicarello. The village, which has about 150 inhabitants, is located in a flat triangle between two rivers: the Scolmatore dell'Arno and River Tora. ...

is also included in the municipality.

Twin towns

Collesalvetti is

twinned Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to: * In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so; * Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning * Twinning inst ...

with: *

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, Germany, since 2003

References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Tuscany {{Livorno-geo-stub