[pee-staw-yah] 
| a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy. 263,752. |
| Pis·to·ia (pĭ-stoi'ə, pē-stō'yä) A city of north-central Italy northwest of Florence. Settled by Romans in the 6th century B.C., it was an important banking center in the 13th century A.D. and came under the influence of Florence in the 14th century. Population: 86,500. |
Pistoia
city in the Toscana (Tuscany) regione, north-central Italy. Pistoia city lies in the valley of the Ombrone River, with a semicircle of pleasant hills (part of the Apennines) to the north. The city lies about 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Florence
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