Pontedera | |
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Comune di Pontedera | |
Coordinates: 43°40′N 10°39′E / 43.667°N 10.650°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Province | Pisa (PI) |
Frazioni | Pietroconti, La Rotta, I Fabbri, Treggiaia, Montecastello, Santa Lucia, La Borra, Il Botteghino, Il Romito, Gello, Pardossi |
Government | |
• Mayor | Paolo Marconcini (since June 2004) |
Area | |
• Total | 46 km2 (18 sq mi) |
Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Population (December 31, 2004)[2] | |
• Total | 26,842 |
• Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Demonym | Pontederesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 56025 |
Dialing code | 0587 |
Patron saint | San Faustino |
Saint day | October 10 |
Website | www.comune.pontedera.pi.it |
Pontedera is a small Italian industrial town in Tuscany, Italy, in the province of Pisa. Pontedera is the headquarters of the Piaggio company,from the 1930s one of most important Italian manufacturers motor vehicles such as the Vespa and the Ape. Piaggio was a subsidiary of FIAT. Today the owner of Piaggio is Roberto Colaninno.
Pontedera is in the Arno valley at the confluence of the Era River and the Arno River. The Town has a small lake in Pietroconti called Braccini lake.
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