Bientina is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany.

History

The toponym Bientina is attested the first time in 793 as Blentina and probably comes from the Etruscan name Plitine.

Geography

Territory

Bientina is located between Lucca's plain (Piana di Lucca) and the Valdarno. It is about 50 km to the west of Florence and about 15 km east of Pisa and it borders the following municipalities: Altopascio, Buti, Calcinaia, Capannori, Castelfranco di Sotto, Santa Maria a Monte, Vicopisano. To the north of the town there was once the largest lake in Tuscany, the Lago di Bientina, until it was drained in 1859 and converted to farmland. The municipality is formed by the municipal seat of Bientina and the villages (frazioni) of Caccialupi, Puntone, Quattro Strade and Santa Colomba.

Climate

Bientina experiences a Mediterranean Climate like other cities in Central Italy. Being more distant from the sea, winters are usually less mild than Pisa and summers are warmer. The climatic classification is "Zone D, 1856 GR/G"

Main sights

Religious architecture

Civil architecture

Transport

Roads

Bientina is crossed by the Strada provinciale 439 Sarzanese Valdera and some secondary roads. Public transportation is performed by the company CTT Nord.

Trains

Until 1944 the town also had a train station along the former railway Lucca-Pontedera; the dilapidated building is still visible along the main road 25.

Notable people

International relations

Bientina is twinned with 🇫🇷 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence since 1997