Pontedera (Italy)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
פונטדרה (איטליה)
Name (Latin)
Pontedera (Italy)
Other forms of name
nnaa Pontedera, Italy
Coordinates
10.63067 10.63067 43.66141 43.66141 (gooearth )
E0103754 E0103754 N0433942 N0433942 (geonames )
Associated country
Italy
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 142522197
Wikidata: Q103219
Library of congress: n 82090340
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 43°39ʹ42ʺN 010°37ʹ54ʺE)
  • Pallini, U. Pons Herae, 1973.

Wikipedia description:

Pontedera (Italian: [ponteˈdɛːra]; Latin: Pons Herae) is an Italian comune with a population of 30,070, located in the province of Pisa, Tuscany, central Italy. The town is located 20 km (12 miles) from Pisa and 50 km (31 miles) from Florence. It houses the headquarters of the Piaggio company, the Castellani winery and the Amedei premium artisan chocolate factory. Pontedera is in the Arno Valley at the confluence of the Era River and the Arno River. Its territory is also crossed by the Scolmatore dell'Arno canal, and by the Roglio, a tributary of the Era. There is also a small lake, in the frazione of La Rotta, known as Braccini lake. The football team in the town is called U.S. Città di Pontedera, and they currently play in Serie C. Another notable attraction is the church of Santissimo Crocifisso.

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