Buti
Encyclopedia
Buti is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Pisa
in the Italian
region Tuscany
, located about 50 km west of Florence
and about 15 km east of Pisa
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,566 and an area of 23.1 km².
Buti borders the following municipalities: Bientina
, Calci
, Capannori
, Vicopisano
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Pisa
Province of Pisa
The Province of Pisa is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pisa.It has an area of 2,448 km², and a total population of 394,101 . There are 39 comuni in the province ....
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
, located about 50 km west of Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
and about 15 km east of Pisa
Pisa
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,566 and an area of 23.1 km².
Buti borders the following municipalities: Bientina
Bientina
Bientina is a comune in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 km west of Florence and about 15 km east of Pisa....
, Calci
Calci
Calci is a comune in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 60 km west of Florence and about 9 km east of Pisa...
, Capannori
Capannori
Capannori is a town and comune in the province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany .-Geography:The area is characterized by the number of distinctive towers .-History:...
, Vicopisano
Vicopisano
Vicopisano is a comune in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 km west of Florence and about 15 km east of Pisa...
.
Main sights
- Tonini Castle
- Medici Villa
- Fortified burgh of Castel di Nocco
- Church of St. Francis