| Sorana | |
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 Sorana | |
  SoranaLocation 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 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Pistoia |
| Comune | Pescia |
| Time zone | UTC+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. It lies along the Pescia River [it] on the slope of Monte Petritulo in the foothills of the Apennine Mountains about twelve kilometers from Montecatini Terme. In 1994, it had 300 inhabitants. The area is known for its production of the Sorana bean.
Sorana is one of the Ten Castella in the local area known as the Valleriana and nicknamed Svizzera Pesciatina [it]. The other castelle are Aramo, Castelvecchio, Fibbialla, Medicina, Pietrabuona, Pontito, San Quirico, Stiappa, and Vellano, plus an eleventh, Lignana, which is in ruins. The castella villages are built from pietra serena stone.
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Verreschi, Valdo (1994). I fagioli di Sorana (in Italian). SP 44. ISBN 9788885559202.
- ^ "The Ten Castella of Svizzera Pesciatina". The Italian Tribune. 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.