Certaldo
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Certaldo ( ) is a town and (municipality) of Tuscany, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Florence, located in the middle of Valdelsa. It is about southwest of the Florence Cathedral (50 minutes by rail and 35 minutes by car from the city), and 40 minutes by rail north of Siena. It was home to the family of Giovanni Boccaccio, author of the Decameron, who was possibly born and died at his home in Certaldo, being buried there in 13751. It is also the birthplace of actor Ernesto Calindri and of football manager Luciano Spalletti.
Certaldo ( ) is a town and (municipality) of Tuscany, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Florence, located in the middle of Valdelsa. It is about southwest of the Florence Cathedral (50 minutes by rail and 35 minutes by car from the city), and 40 minutes by rail north of Siena. It was home to the family of Giovanni Boccaccio, author of the Decameron, who was possibly born and died at his home in Certaldo, being buried there in 1375. It is also the birthplace of actor Ernesto Calindri and of football manager Luciano Spalletti.
Municipal government
Certaldo is headed by a mayor ( ) assisted by a legislative body, the , and an executive body, the . Since 1995 the mayor and members of the are directly elected together by resident citizens, while from 1945 to 1995 the mayor was chosen by the legislative body. The is chaired by the mayor, who appoints others members, called . The offices of the are housed in a building usually called the or . Since 1995 the mayor of Certaldo is directly elected by citizens, originally every four, then every five years. The current mayor is Giovanni Campatelli (PD), elected on 10 June 2024 with the 51.2% of the votes.
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