Tuscany

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Tuscany is a central Italian region renowned for its rolling landscapes, historic cities like Florence and Siena, and its pivotal role in art, culture, and the birth of the Renaissance.


Statements (65)
Predicate Object
instanceOf region of Italy
bordersRegion Emilia-Romagna
Lazio
Liguria
Marche
Umbria
bordersSea Tyrrhenian Sea
capital Florence
containsCity Arezzo
Florence
Grosseto
Livorno
Lucca
Massa
Pisa
Pistoia
Prato
Siena
containsProvince Metropolitan City of Florence
Province of Arezzo
Province of Grosseto
Province of Livorno
Province of Lucca
Province of Massa-Carrara
Province of Pisa
Province of Pistoia
Province of Prato
Province of Siena
containsUNESCOSite Historic Centre of Florence
Historic Centre of San Gimignano
Historic Centre of Siena
Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany
Piazza del Duomo Pisa
Val d’Orcia
country Italy
hasLandscape Apennine Mountains
coastal plains
hilly countryside
historicalCapital Grand Duchy of Tuscany
historicalRole cradle of the Italian Renaissance
includesArchipelago Tuscan Archipelago
includesIsland Elba
knownFor Brunello di Montalcino wine
Chianti wine
Renaissance architecture
Renaissance art
Vernaccia di San Gimignano wine
cultural heritage
historic cities
medieval hill towns
olive groves
rolling hills
vineyards
wine production
largestCity Florence
locatedIn Central Italy
officialLanguage Italian
partOf Italian Republic
traditionalCuisine bistecca alla fiorentina
pappa al pomodoro
ribollita
traditionalProduct Pecorino Toscano cheese
extra virgin olive oil
usesTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time

Referenced by (92)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Accademia della Crusca
Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence
Caprese Michelangelo
Chiusi
Duchy of Lucca
Florence
Florence Cathedral dome
Forte dei Marmi
Livorno
Lucca
Medici Chapel
Medici court in Florence
Palazzo Rucellai
Palazzo Vecchio
Pisa
Pitigliano
Populonia
Prince of Lucca and Piombino
Republic of Florence
University of Florence
University of Pisa
locatedIn
Barberini
Etruscan language
Florence Cathedral dome
Judeo-Italian
Ligurian language
Populonia
Tuscans
University of Florence
region
Emilia-Romagna
Lazio
Ligurian Sea ("Tuscan coast")
Ligurian Sea
Umbria
bordersRegion
Duchy of Florence
Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Napoleonic)
Italians
Kingdom of Etruria
Princess of Lucca and Piombino
historicalRegion
Liguria
Marche
Province of Viterbo
Tyrrhenian Sea
borders
Catherine of Siena
Coluccio Salutati
Pope Gregory VII
birthPlace
Caprese Michelangelo
Elba
Tuscans ("Region of Tuscany")
countrySubdivision
Caprese Michelangelo ("Region of Tuscany")
Italian Naval Academy
Porto Ercole
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory
Arcetri
Elba
Laurentian Library
locatedInRegion
Carrara marble
Grand Duchess of Tuscany
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Gianluigi Buffon
Piero della Francesca
placeOfBirth
Leonida Repaci
Percy Bysshe Shelley
placeOfDeath
Etruscans
Ligurians
regionToday
Florence
capitalOf
Tuscan florin
circulationArea
Central Italy
containsAdministrativeRegion
Italian Peninsula
containsRegion
Matilda of Tuscany
controlledTerritory
Tuscan florin
countryOfUse
Apennines
crossesRegion
Tuscan florin
currencyOf
Italian Communist Party
electoralStronghold
Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film)
filmingLocation
Tea with Mussolini
filmLocation
Tiber
flowsThrough
Pisa ("Tuscany region")
isPartOf
Grand Duke of Tuscany
locatedInHistoricalRegion
Elba
locatedOffCoastOf
Ligurian Sea
locatedOnCoastOf
Cabernet Franc
majorRegion
Vitis vinifera
majorWineRegions
Etruria
modernTerritoryIncludes
Kingdom of Italy
partiallyOverlaps
Forte dei Marmi ("Versilia")
partOf
Po Valley
regionIncludes
University of Pisa
regionServed
Grand Duchy of Tuscany ("Tuscany (region of Italy)")
replacedBy
A Room with a View (1985 film)
settingLocation
Romola
settingRegion
House of Welf
territorialBase
Kingdom of Etruria
territoryIncludes
Duchy of Lucca ("Region of Tuscany")
todayPartOf

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