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SAN MINIATO

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Originally appearing in Volume V24, Page 154 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SAN MINIATO  , a
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town and episcopal see of
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Tuscany,
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Italy, in the
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province of
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Florence, 26 m . W. by S. of Florence by therailway to
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Pisa, 512 ft. above
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sea-level, on a
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hill 2 m . S. of the railway . Pop . (1901) 4421 (town); 20,242 (
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commune) . Its
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cathedral
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dates from the loth
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century . It was remodelled in 1488, and has a
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facade decorated with disks of
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majolica . It manufactures
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glass,
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olive oil,
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leather and hats . It has a
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castle of the
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emperor
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Frederick I., the
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residence of the imperial
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governors of Tuscany from 1226 to 1286, and from them bears the name of
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San Miniato al Tedesco .

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