Bibbona - Wikipedia

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Bibbona
Comune
Comune di Bibbona
Fort of Bibbona
Location of Bibbona
Bibbona Location of Bibbona in Italy Bibbona Bibbona (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 43°16′N 10°36′E / 43.267°N 10.600°E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Livorno (LI)
Frazioni	La California, Marina di Bibbona
Government
• Mayor	Massimo Fedeli
Area [1]
• Total	65.6 km2 (25.3 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (February 2017)[2]
• Total	3,191
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym	Bibbonesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	57020
Dialing code	0586
Patron saint	St. Bartholomew
Saint day	January 13
Website	Official website

Bibbona is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Florence and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Livorno in the Val di Cecina.

The town's hilly location allowed for natural defenses, and strong fortifications are known to have existed by the early middle ages. The area is known to have been settled earlier during the Etruscan period based on tombs and archeological finds, and settlement continued into the Roman period.

In the early middle ages, the town and fortifications were in the possession of the Gherardesca family, and their holdings were confirmed by Pope Innocent III in the 12th century. Thereafter, ownership transferred to the free towns of Volterra, Pisa, and eventually Florence.

In Bibbona the sculptor (Riccardo) Richard Aurili born in 1864.

• Romanesque Pieve di Sant'Ilario (founded in the 11th century).
• Palazzo del Comune Vecchio, also medieval.
• Fort of Bibbone, built by the Grand Dukes of Tuscany in the 18th century.

• Official website