Vinci, Tuscany
Vinci | ||
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Comune | ||
Comune di Vinci | ||
Town wall | ||
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Vinci Location of Vinci in Italy | ||
Coordinates: 43°47′N 10°55′E / 43.783°N 10.917°E | ||
Country | Italy | |
Region | Tuscany | |
Metropolitan city | Florence (FI) | |
Frazioni | Anchiano, Apparita, Badia a Passignano, Burrino, Collegonzi, Faltognano, La Stella, Mercatale, Orbignano, Petroio, Piccaratico, Salvino, San Donato, San Pantaleo, Santa Lucia, Sant'Amato, Sant'Ansano, Sovigliana, Spicchio, Toiano, Vitolini | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Giuseppe Torchia | |
Area | ||
• Total | 54 km2 (21 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 97 m (318 ft) | |
Population (30 November 2016) | ||
• Total | 14,579 | |
• Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) | |
Demonym(s) | Vinciani | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 50059 | |
Dialing code | 0571 | |
ISTAT code | 048050 | |
Patron saint | St. Andrew | |
Website | Official website |
Vinci (Italian pronunciation: [ˈvintʃi]) is a town – officially a "city" (città)[1] – and comune of Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany. The birthplace of Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci lies just outside the town.
Main sights
- Museo Leonardiano, museum of Leonardo da Vinci. This museum has displays of some of the inventions that are drawn in Leonardo's notebooks.
- Casa Natale di Leonardo, the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci. It is in Vinci not in Anchiano. There are some reproductions of his drawings at the house.
- Church of Santa Croce, built in the 13th century but later remade in neo-Renaissance style.
Twin towns
Vinci has two official sister cities as designated by Sister Cities International:
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References
- ↑ "Statuto del comune di Vinci" (PDF) (in Italian). p. 9. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ↑ "Gemellaggi" (in Italian). Retrieved 11 June 2013.
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