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Signa () is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italy region Tuscany, located about west of Florence.
Signa borders the following municipalities: Campi Bisenzio, Carmignano, Lastra a Signa, Poggio a Caiano, Scandicci.
It is also scarcely mentioned in the Low Middle Ages: Charlemagne donated to one of his captains a "Castle of Signa", although this is disputed.Salvi, Storia di Pistoia dell'anno 1656 The local pleban churches of San Giovanni Battista and San Lorenzo are mentioned in a 977/978 AD document.Scuola Elementare "Leonardo Da Vinci" e Gruppo Archeologico Signese, Signa fra Storia e Tradizione
Signa acquired local importance in the 14th century after the construction of a nearby bridge, the only one in the area allowing passage of the Arno river. It was conquered by condottiero Castruccio Castracani and is also mentioned in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.
Signa became an important centre of craftmanship in the 19th century.
In Giacomo Puccini's Gianni Schicchi, the " molini di Signa" (mills of Signa) are the most coveted by his relatives of Buoso Donati's properties.
The 1875 novel Signa by Ouida (Mary Louise Ramé) is set in Signa.
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