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 | | Prato is located at the centre of the northern part of Tuscany, a short distance from Florence and near the other major art cities of the region (Pistoia, Pisa, Lucca, Siena). |
 | | The Province of Prato, just recently chartered, is composed of seven municipalities: Cantagallo, Carmignano, Montemurlo, Poggio a Caiano, Vaiano and Vernio, with Prato as its chief town. |
 | | Prato is famous, above all, for its production of woolen fabrics that, since the Middle Ages, has had a strong influence on the economic and social development of the entire area, and that still flourishes in the modern mills, now grouped together in the industrial parks. |
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