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Pontedera is an Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 industrial town in Tuscany
Tuscany

Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of and a population of about 3.6 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence.Tuscany is known for its landscapes and its artistic legacy....
, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
, in the administrative province of Pisa
Province of Pisa

The Province of Pisa is a Provinces of Italy in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pisa.It has an area of 2,448 km?, and a total population of 394,101 ....
. It is the headquarters of the Piaggio
Piaggio

Piaggio based in Pontedera, Italy encompasses seven brands producing scooters and motorcycles. As the fourth largest producer of scooters and motorcycles in the world, Piaggio produces more than 600,000 vehicles annually, with five Research and development centers, more than 6,700 employees and operations in over 50 countries....
 company, which in the 1930s was a major aircraft manufacturer and which now manufactures motor vehicles such as the Vespa
Vespa

Vespa is an Italy line of scooter manufactured by Piaggio.The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co....
 and the Ape.

Pontedera is in the Arno valley at the confluence of the Era River
Era River

Era is a river of Tuscany in Italy. It long 54 km. Is born near Volterra and flow into Arno in Pontedera.The tributaries of left: Cascina river, Ragone torrent, Sterza torrent; of right: Capriggine torrent and Roglio torrent....
 and the Arno River
Arno River

The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber.The river originates on Mount Falterona in the Casentino area of the Apennine Mountains, and takes initially a southward curve....
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Pontedera is an Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 industrial town in Tuscany
Tuscany

Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of and a population of about 3.6 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence.Tuscany is known for its landscapes and its artistic legacy....
, Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
, in the administrative province of Pisa
Province of Pisa

The Province of Pisa is a Provinces of Italy in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pisa.It has an area of 2,448 km?, and a total population of 394,101 ....
. It is the headquarters of the Piaggio
Piaggio

Piaggio based in Pontedera, Italy encompasses seven brands producing scooters and motorcycles. As the fourth largest producer of scooters and motorcycles in the world, Piaggio produces more than 600,000 vehicles annually, with five Research and development centers, more than 6,700 employees and operations in over 50 countries....
 company, which in the 1930s was a major aircraft manufacturer and which now manufactures motor vehicles such as the Vespa
Vespa

Vespa is an Italy line of scooter manufactured by Piaggio.The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co....
 and the Ape.

Pontedera is in the Arno valley at the confluence of the Era River
Era River

Era is a river of Tuscany in Italy. It long 54 km. Is born near Volterra and flow into Arno in Pontedera.The tributaries of left: Cascina river, Ragone torrent, Sterza torrent; of right: Capriggine torrent and Roglio torrent....
 and the Arno River
Arno River

The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber.The river originates on Mount Falterona in the Casentino area of the Apennine Mountains, and takes initially a southward curve....
. It is across by Scolmatore channel and by Roglio, Era's tributary. It has a small lake in Pietroconti called Braccini lake.