๐ฎ๐น Follonica is a town and comune of province of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany, on the Gulf of Follonica, about 40 km north-west of the city of Grosseto.
History It was founded in 1834 by Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany for the workers of a new ironworks plant. However, the area was already settled in Etruscan and Roman times, and a medieval castle (Castello di Valli), whose ruins overlook now the modern town from a nearby hill, existed since at least 884. Until 1923 it was a frazione of Massa Marittima.
Economy: Tourist Industry Follonica is a tourist site during the summer, mostly visited by the Italians themselves, lately, it has been visited from other people from other countries, such as Germany, France and United Kingdom. The city has been awarded the Bandiera Blu ("Blue Flag") every year from 2000 to 2007 for the cleanliness of its beaches and seawater.
Tourist Industry โข Church of San Leopoldo, built by will of duke Leopold II of Tuscany starting from 1836 โข Castle of Valli, built in the 8th century as residence of the bishops of Lucca; later it was owned by the Aldobrandeschi who, in the 13th century, sold it to the Republic of Pisa. In the 14th century it was a fortress of the Principality of Piombino until, in 1815, it became part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. โข Pievaccia, remains of a large fortified medieval monastery.
Sport USD Follonica Gavorrano born of the merger between the teams of Gavorrano and Follonica, militant in Serie D.
Transport: Road The Via Aurelia highway (SS 1), which runs from Rome to the Franco-Italian border, passes close by the city.
Train The railway linking Reggio Calabria in the south and Turin in the north runs through the city, providing direct railway connections to the cities of Grosseto, Rome, Turin, Naples, Pisa and La Spezia, among others.
Follonica has a population of over 21,340 people. Follonica also forms part of the wider Grosseto Province which has a population of over 225,098 people. Follonica is situated 40 km north-west of Grosseto.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Follonica has links with:
๐ง๐ช Charleroi, Belgium ๐ธ๐ช Hedemora, Sweden ๐ต๐ฑ Koลobrzeg, Poland๐ฎ๐น San Benedetto del Tronto 42.95
๐บ๐ธ Grand Rapids 42.966
๐บ๐ธ Port Huron 42.967
๐บ๐ธ Cheektowaga 42.9
๐ช๐ธ Santiago de Compostela 42.877
๐ฎ๐น Montecatini Terme 10.783
๐ฉ๐ช Nordhausen 10.794
๐ฉ๐ช Donauwรถrth 10.8
๐ฌ๐ถ Ciudad de la Paz 10.817
๐จ๐ฒ Bangangtรฉ 10.833
๐ฉ๐ช Sondershausen 10.867
Locations Near: Follonica 10.7614,42.9189
๐ฎ๐น Grosseto 11.1,42.767 d: 32.4
๐ฎ๐น Siena 11.329,43.321 d: 64.1
๐ฎ๐น Livorno 10.32,43.553 d: 79
๐ฎ๐น Pisa 10.4,43.717 d: 93.4
๐ฎ๐น Capannori 10.567,43.85 d: 104.7
๐ฎ๐น Lucca 10.515,43.842 d: 104.6
๐ฎ๐น Montecatini Terme 10.783,43.88 d: 106.9
๐ฎ๐น Florence 11.257,43.77 d: 102.7
๐ฎ๐น Sesto Fiorentino 11.2,43.833 d: 107.7
Antipodal to: Follonica -169.239,-42.919
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17530
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16827.4
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16771.8
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16637.3
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12900.2
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12818.4
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12805.4
๐บ๐ธ Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12800.5