Province of Florence

the province of Florence is one of the provinces of the Toscane, one of the 20 Régions of Italy.

It is next to in north and the east the Emilie-Romagna, and the other provinces of Tuscany: in south-east the Province of Arezzo, in the south the Province of His, in the west the Province of Pisa, with the North-West, the Province of Lucques, the Province of Pistoia, the Province of Prato.

History

The province derives directly from the definition of the large-ducal possessions, which include/understand the oldest dominations florentines.

The modifications occurred then are:

Geography

The province of Florence beyond containing an incomparable city like Florence, comprises zones in which a massive and uncontrolled urbanization recent caused a stop of the agrarian development. However the parts of the slopes not yet exploited, of some zones of great prestige, were development to make it possible to safeguard the agricultural world Tuscan.

Most of the province is in the plain of the river Arno and thus became an extra-urban abandoned position around the town of Florence. The part of the North-East of the province, in the the Apennines, has escaped with this destiny and remains intact.

Big cities

Nature

  • hills of the Chianti Florentin
  • part of the Valdarno
  • the the Apennines
  • rivers:
    • the Arno (river),
    • the Strike (river)

Economy

Industry

Agriculture

Olive oil Prduction, cereals, bovine breeding out of cattle sheds,…

Vine growing

The wines DOCG ( Denominazione di Origine Controllata E Garantita ):
  • Carmignano:
    • Carmignano Wine Santo
    • Carmignano Wine Santo riserva
    • Carmignano riserva
    • Carmignano rosso
  • the Chianti:
    • Chianti Classico (vino)
    • Chianti Colli Fiorentini
    • Chianti Montalbano
    • Chianti Rufina
    • Chianti Superiore
The wines DOC. ( Denominazione di Origine Controllata ):

Environment

Italy carried out a Sortie the civilian nuclear since 1987.

Road panels indicate this irrefutable fact in the province of Florence.

Certain panels also appear with the access of the communes refusing GMO on their territory.

Culture

Although many works of art, of architecture are concentrated in the town of Florence, its small towns and their Frazione, the countryside, comprise almost all of the treasures of the art mainly of the Tuscan Rebirth.

Tourism

Administration

Others

Twinnings

See too

Internal bonds

  • All Common of the province of Florence

External bonds

  • Statutes of the province

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