Sorana | |
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 Sorana | |
  Sorana Location of Sorana in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 43° 57′ 45″ N, 10° 42′ 30″ E 43°57′45″N 10°42′30″E / 43.96250°N 10.70833°E | |
| 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. [1] It lies along the Pescia River 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. [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]
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Verreschi, Valdo (1994). I fagioli di Sorana (in Italian). SP 44. ISBN 9788885559202.
- ^ 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.