๐ฎ๐น Montevarchi is a town and comune in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy.
History The town of Montevarchi sprang up around 1100, near to a fortified Benedictine monastery, founded by bishop Elempert (986โ1010) of Arezzo. At first the castle belonged to the Marquis Bourbon del Monte di Santa Maria, then to the Count Guidi family. In 1273 ownership passed to the Signoria of Florence. One of the town's first podestร (mayor) was Brunetto Latini.
During the rule of the Medici, the town expanded considerably due to its flourishing agricultural trade and its wool and silk industries, controlled by the Woolmaker's Guild. Montevarchi remained under Florentine control until the end of the first half of the 18th century; then the town became part of the territory of Arezzo.
After the unification of Italy, it became an important centre for manufacture of felt hats and, during the post World War II period, of shoes, hats, ladies' and children's wear. Today it is still a clothes production hub, while also important in the production of electricity (one hydroelectric and one thermoelectric plant).
Geography The comune is bordered by Bucine, Cavriglia, Gaiole in Chianti, Pergine Valdarno, San Giovanni Valdarno and Terranuova Bracciolini.
Museums โข Accademia Valdarnese del Poggio Library. The Library of the Academy, founded in 1805, contains 20,000 volumes, various incunabula and manuscripts including a valuable 15th century copy of The Decameron. โข Museo Paleontologico. The Paleontology Museum is housed in the ex-Franciscan convent of San Ludovico. The museum hosts about 1,600 fossils with samples of flora and fauna. Nearly all the fossils come from the Upper Valdarno area and date back to a period of time between upper Pliocene and lower Pleistocene. The poster for the exhibition is the original one made in 1819 by Georges Cuvier. โข Museo d'Arte Sacra. The Museum of Sacred Arts of the Collegiate Church of San Lorenzo houses sculptures, frescoes, crafted gold objects, ornaments, relics and manuscripts. Of particular interest are the liturgical objects commissioned by the local Holy Milk Brotherhood and notably the ceramic sculpture by Andrea della Robbia. โข Museo Ernesto Galeffi. This museum is dedicated to the artist for whom it is named who died in 1986 and hosts a huge collection of Galeffi's works donated to the community, housed in a villa donated by the Galeffi-Benini family. Ernesto Galeffi started as a graphic designer, then moved to painting and finally turned to sculpture. The museum, opened in 2001, holds 60 sculptures, 10 paintings and more than 2,000 drawings.
Retail โข SPACE. Is Prada's outlet store that is adjacent to the Prada factory. Many tourists visit this store on a daily basis to take advantage of discounted prices.
The Arezzo Province has a population of over 341,800 people.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Montevarchi has links with:
๐ต๐ธ Bethlehem, Palestine ๐ช๐ญ Bir Lehlou, Western Sahara ๐ช๐ญ Bir Lehlu, Western Sahara ๐ง๐ซ Kanougou, Burkina Faso ๐ฉ๐ช Kitzingen, Germany ๐ฎ๐ฑ Lehavim, Israel ๐ฎ๐ฑ Rahat, Israel ๐ซ๐ท Roanne, France ๐ง๐พ Slawharad, Belarus๐ซ๐ท Aix-en-Provence 43.526
๐บ๐ธ Sioux Falls 43.533
๐ซ๐ท Draguignan 43.54
๐บ๐ธ Idaho Falls 43.497
๐ฎ๐น Bassano del Grappa 11.749
Locations Near: Montevarchi 11.5667,43.5167
๐ฎ๐น Arezzo 11.867,43.45 d: 25.3
๐ฎ๐น Siena 11.329,43.321 d: 29.1
๐ฎ๐น Florence 11.257,43.77 d: 37.6
๐ฎ๐น Sesto Fiorentino 11.2,43.833 d: 45.9
๐ฎ๐น Prato 11.1,43.882 d: 55.3
๐ฎ๐น Pistoia 10.924,43.932 d: 69.3
๐ฎ๐น Faenza 11.883,44.283 d: 88.9
๐ฎ๐น Imola 11.716,44.356 d: 94.1
๐ฎ๐น Forlรฌ 12.042,44.228 d: 87.8
๐ฎ๐น Montecatini Terme 10.783,43.88 d: 74.8
Antipodal to: Montevarchi -168.433,-43.517
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17448.4
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16756.9
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16699.2
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16625.8
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12852.1
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12768.1
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12754.8
๐บ๐ธ Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12750