Vinci, Tuscany Contents Main sights Twin towns References External links Navigation menu43°47′N...
Bagno a RipoliBarberino Val d'ElsaBarberino di MugelloBorgo San LorenzoCalenzanoCampi BisenzioCapraia e LimiteCastelfiorentinoCerreto GuidiCertaldoDicomanoEmpoliFiesoleFigline e Incisa ValdarnoFirenzuolaFlorenceFucecchioGambassi TermeGreve in ChiantiImprunetaLastra a SignaLondaMarradiMontaioneMontelupo FiorentinoMontespertoliPalazzuolo sul SenioPelagoPontassieveReggelloRignano sull'ArnoRufinaSan Casciano in Val di PesaSan GodenzoScandicciScarperia e San PieroSesto FiorentinoSignaTavarnelle Val di PesaVagliaVicchioVinci
Cities and towns in TuscanyCommunes of the Metropolitan City of FlorenceHilltowns in TuscanyTuscany geography stubs
Metropolitan City of FlorenceItalianTuscanyRenaissancepolymathLeonardo da Vincisister citiesSister Cities International
Vinci | |
---|---|
Comune | |
Comune di Vinci | |
Town wall | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Vinci | |
Vinci Location of Vinci in Italy Show map of Italy Vinci Vinci (Tuscany) Show map of Tuscany | |
Coordinates: 43°47′N 10°55′E / 43.783°N 10.917°E / 43.783; 10.917 | |
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 [1] | |
• Total | 54.19 km2 (20.92 sq mi) |
Elevation | 97 m (318 ft) |
Population (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 14,650 |
• 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)[3] – 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.
Contents
1 Main sights
2 Twin towns
3 References
4 External links
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:
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vinci. |
Allentown, USA
Amboise, France[4]
References
^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Statuto del comune di Vinci" (PDF) (in Italian). p. 9. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
^ "Gemellaggi" (in Italian). Retrieved 11 June 2013.
External links
- Museo Leonardiano
This Tuscany location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |