Orciano Pisano
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Orciano Pisano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Pisa
in the Italian
region Tuscany
, located about 70 km southwest of Florence
and about 25 km southeast of Pisa
, in the Pisan Hills.
Orciano Pisano borders the following municipalities: Collesalvetti
, Fauglia
, Lorenzana
, Rosignano Marittimo
, Santa Luce
.
Orciano's are, up to Volterra
, is rich of findings of fossils from marine vertebrates, such as whales, sharks and seals, such as the Pliophoca etrusca discovered in 1875 by Roberto Lawley. Remains of a blue whale living 4 millions year ago, found here, are now in Museum of Natural History of the University of Florence
.
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
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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 70 km southwest 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 25 km southeast 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...
, in the Pisan Hills.
Orciano Pisano borders the following municipalities: Collesalvetti
Collesalvetti
Collesalvetti is a comune in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 70 km southwest of Florence, 20 km northeast of Livorno and only 16 km south from Pisa...
, Fauglia
Fauglia
Fauglia is a comune in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 60 km southwest of Florence and about 20 km southeast of Pisa...
, Lorenzana
Lorenzana
Lorenzana is a comune in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 60 km southwest of Florence and about 25 km southeast of Pisa...
, Rosignano Marittimo
Rosignano Marittimo
Rosignano Marittimo is a comune in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 km southwest of Florence and about 20 km southeast of Livorno....
, Santa Luce
Santa Luce
Santa Luce is a comune in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 70 km southwest of Florence and about 30 km southeast of Pisa....
.
Orciano's are, up to Volterra
Volterra
Volterra, known to the ancient Etruscans as Velathri, to the Romans as Volaterrae, is a town and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy.-History:...
, is rich of findings of fossils from marine vertebrates, such as whales, sharks and seals, such as the Pliophoca etrusca discovered in 1875 by Roberto Lawley. Remains of a blue whale living 4 millions year ago, found here, are now in Museum of Natural History of the University of Florence
University of Florence
The University of Florence is a higher study institute in Florence, central Italy. One of the largest and oldest universities in the country, it consists of 12 faculties...
.