San Gimignano

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San Gimignano is a medieval hill town in Tuscany, Italy, renowned for its well-preserved tower houses and historic cityscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
municipality
town
architecturalStyle medieval
continent Europe
country Italy
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 324 metres
foundedInCentury 3rd century BC
governingBody Comune di San Gimignano
hasAreaCode +39 0577
hasCityGate Porta San Giovanni
Porta San Jacopo
Porta San Matteo
Porta delle Fonti
hasCityWall medieval walls
hasLandmark Church of Sant'Agostino
Collegiata di Santa Maria
surface form: Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta

Palazzo Comunale
Piazza del Duomo
Piazza della Cisterna
Rocca di Montestaffoli
Torre Grossa
hasPostalCode 53037
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
isTouristDestination true
knownFor Vernaccia di San Gimignano wine
city walls
frescoes
medieval architecture
tower houses
well-preserved historic centre
languageUsed Italian
localLanguage Tuscan Italian
locatedIn Italy
Province of Siena
Tuscany
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedOn hill
namedAfter Saint Geminianus
originalName Silva
partOf Val d'Elsa
historic region of Tuscany
population about 7,000 inhabitants
primaryEconomicActivity olive oil production
tourism
wine production
UNESCOSiteCategory Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1990
wineRegion Vernaccia di San Gimignano wine
surface form: Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG

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Tea with Mussolini narrativeLocation San Gimignano
Szentendre hasTwinTown San Gimignano
Volterra locatedNear San Gimignano
Province of Siena contains San Gimignano
Historic Centre of San Gimignano partOf San Gimignano
this entity surface form: Comune of San Gimignano
Historic Centre of San Gimignano governedByHistorically San Gimignano
this entity surface form: commune of San Gimignano