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

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