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Vinci
Comune
Comune di Vinci

Town wall
Town wall



Coat of arms of Vinci
Coat of arms


Location of Vinci







Vinci is located in Italy

Vinci

Vinci



Location of Vinci in Italy

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Vinci is located in Tuscany

Vinci

Vinci



Vinci (Tuscany)

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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:








  • United States Allentown, USA


  • France Amboise, France[4]



References





  1. ^ "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}


  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.


  3. ^ "Statuto del comune di Vinci" (PDF) (in Italian). p. 9. Retrieved 11 June 2013.


  4. ^ "Gemellaggi" (in Italian). Retrieved 11 June 2013.




External links


  • Museo Leonardiano












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