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Comune di Piombino | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Toscana |
Province | Livorno (LI) |
Frazioni | Populonia, Baratti, Riotorto |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gianni Anselmi (since June 2004) |
Area | |
• Total | 129 km2 (50 sq mi) |
Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Population (31 December 2004) | |
• Total | 34,369 |
• Density | 266.4/km2 (690.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 57025 |
Patron saint | Saint Anastasia |
Saint day | May 8 |
Website | www.comune.piombino.li.it |
Piombino is a town and commune in the province of Livorno (Tuscany), Italy, on the border between the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea, in front of Elba Island and at the northern side of Maremma.
It has an ancient historical centre, derived from the time in which it was the Etruscans' port, near the area of Populonia. In the Middle Ages, it was an important port of Pisa's Republic. Still today Piombino is one of biggest port in Italy, and is one of the most used port for to go in the Elba Island, (with the port of Livorno). Piombino outside the down town has a very big industrial area.