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Prato (prä`tō) or Prato in Toscana (ēn tōskä`nä), city (1991 pop. 165,707), Tuscany, central Italy. It is a major textile-making center, known for its wool industry since the 13th cent. Weaving machinery, leather goods, and cement are also produced. Prato was an Etruscan settlement. It came under Florence in the 14th cent. Among the city's noteworthy structures are the cathedral (12th–15th cent.), which has frescoes by Filippo Lippi and works by Donatello, Giovanni Pisano, and Andrea della Robbia; the Church of Santa Maria delle Carceri, designed by Giuliano da Sangallo; and a 13th-century town hall and fortress.
Prato
a walled city in central Italy, in Tuscany: woollen industry. Pop.: 172 499 (2001)

Prato 

a city in central Italy, in the province of Florence and region of Tuscany, situated on the Bisenzio River, a tributary of the Arno. Population, 143,700 (1972). Prato has strong economic ties with Florence. It is an important textile center that has manufactured wool since the 13th century; it is also noted for carpetweaving. The city has textile machine-building, chemical, leather, garment, and food-processing industries.



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286 QE719 A symposium in Prato, Italy in 2004 and a second in Kyoto, Japan in early 2006 are the source of the 39 papers.
4035 Via Yuri Gagarin 30 59100 Prato, Italy 390574634215 Fax : +39 0574 632757 info@alphasystem.
May: Won doubles and singles titles at Citta Di Prato, Italy June: Reached semi-final of doubles with Rushby at Junior Wimbledon July: Won doubles title with brother Jamie at the Scottish International, Edinburgh August: Won the singles and reached the final of the doubles at the Canadian Junior Open.
 
 
 
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