Pisa

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city former maritime republic

Pisa is a historic Italian city in Tuscany best known for its iconic Leaning Tower and as a significant center of medieval trade, learning, and architecture.

Aliases (2)

Comune di Pisa ×1
Pisa, Italy ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → former maritime republic →
administrativeStatus	comune →
airportAlsoKnownAs	Galileo Galilei Airport →
areaCode	+39 050 →
contains	Baptistery of St. John → Camposanto Monumentale → Leaning Tower of Pisa → Pisa Cathedral → Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies → Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa → University of Pisa →
coordinateLatitude	43.7167 →
coordinateLongitude	10.4000 →
country	Italy →
demonym	Pisan →
educationRole	important Italian university city →
governedBy	Comune di Pisa →
hasAirport	Pisa International Airport →
hasClimate	Mediterranean climate →
hasHeritageSite	Piazza del Duomo → UNESCO World Heritage Site Piazza del Duomo →
hasMainSquare	Piazza Garibaldi → Piazza dei Cavalieri → Piazza dei Miracoli →
hasPatronSaint	Saint Ranieri →
hasPopulation	approximately 90,000–100,000 inhabitants →
historicalEvent	defeat at the Battle of Meloria in 1284 → rivalry with Genoa, Venice, and Amalfi as maritime republics →
historicalRole	center of medieval learning → important commercial hub in the Mediterranean → medieval maritime republic →
isPartOf	Province of Pisa → Tuscany region →
knownFor	Leaning Tower of Pisa → Piazza dei Miracoli → maritime trade in the Middle Ages → medieval architecture →
language	Italian →
locatedIn	Central Italy → Tuscany →
locatedOnRiver	Arno River →
namedAfter	possibly ancient Greek city of Pisa in Elis →
notableResident	Galileo Galilei →
postalCodeRange	56100–56128 →
regionalLanguage	Tuscan dialect →
regionCapitalOf	Province of Pisa →
timeZone	Central European Summer Time → Central European Time →
tourism	major international tourist destination →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Central Italy → Tuscany →	containsCity
Antonio Tabucchi → Galileo Galilei →	placeOfBirth
Angers → Cagliari →	twinCity
University of Pisa →	cityServed
Pisa ("Comune di Pisa") →	governedBy
Republic of Florence →	hasPart
Niles, Illinois ("Pisa, Italy") →	hasSisterCity
University of Pisa →	locatedIn
Council of Pisa →	location
Western Schism →	mainLocation
Tuscans →	majorCities
Grand Duchy of Tuscany →	majorCity
Bruno Mussolini →	placeOfDeath
Antonio Tabucchi →	placeOfResidence
Percy Bysshe Shelley →	residence
Republic of Genoa →	rival
Via Aurelia →	terminus
Galileo Galilei →	workLocation