Sorana (Pescia)

Sorana
Frazione
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Sorana is located in Italy
Sorana
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Location of Sorana in Italy
Coordinates: 43° 57′ 45″ N, 10° 42′ 30″ E43°57′45″N 10°42′30″E / 43.96250°N 10.70833°E / 43.96250; 10.70833
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
ProvincePistoia
ComunePescia
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Sorana is a village (frazione) in the municipality of Pescia in the province of Pistoia in Tuscany, Italy.[1] It lies along the Pescia River [it] on the slope of Monte Petritulo in the foothills of the Apennine Mountains[1] about twelve kilometers from Montecatini Terme.[2] In 1994, it had 300 inhabitants.[2]: viii  The area is known for its production of the Sorana bean.[1]

Sorana is one of the Ten Castella in the local area known as the Valleriana and nicknamed Svizzera Pesciatina [it].[3] The other castelle are Aramo, Castelvecchio, Fibbialla, Medicina, Pietrabuona, Pontito, San Quirico, Stiappa, and Vellano, plus an eleventh, Lignana, which is in ruins.[3] The castella villages are built from pietra serena stone.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Pescia, Comune di. "Sezione3 - Turismo - Valleriana: La Svizzera pesciatina e "Le Castella"". www.comune.pescia.pt.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  2. ^ a b Verreschi, Valdo (1994). I fagioli di Sorana (in Italian). SP 44. ISBN 9788885559202.
  3. ^ a b c "The Ten Castella of Svizzera Pesciatina". The Italian Tribune. 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.