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Florence

Also Known As Firenze
Southern Europe

Florence sits on the Arno River in the hill-ringed basin of Tuscany in central Italy, a position that made it a crossroads of trade between Rome and northern Europe. The compact walled city of the medieval and Renaissance centuries grew into a modern regional capital of about three hundred sixty thousand people, its historic core preserved so completely that its street plan still reads as the city Dante and the Medici walked.

Facts
Population
362,353 1
2025 figure.
Area (sq km)
102.32 1
Founding Year
59 BCE 1
Traditional Roman founding date; established as a colony for army veterans.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
50 1
Latitude
43.77139 degrees north 1
Longitude
11.25417 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 4
Connections

Associated With

Italy, Countries

Florence sits in central Italy, in Tuscany.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Italy, Countries
Source Florence (Wikipedia)
Rome, Cities

This source names Rome directly: "made it a crossroads of trade between Rome and northern Europe."

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Tuscany, States or Territories

florence is associated with tuscany.

Source Florence (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Tuscany, States or Territories

florence is the capital of tuscany.

Source Florence (Wikipedia)
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Same As

Florence

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Nationals Include

Francesco Botticini

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Francesco Botticini

Origin Of

Agnolo Gaddi

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Agostino Ciampelli

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Agostino di Duccio

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Alessandro Allori

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Andrea del Sarto

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Andrea del Verrocchio

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Source Wikidata: Andrea del Verrocchio
Andrea della Robbia

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Antonio del Pollaiuolo

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Baccio Baldini

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Baccio Bandinelli

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Bartolomeo della Gatta

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Benozzo Gozzoli

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Benvenuto Cellini

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Benvenuto Cellini
Bronzino

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Carlo Dolci

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Cimabue

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Source Getty Research Institute, Union List of Artist Names: Getty ULAN record for CimabueBirth and Death Places
Quote, Birth and Death Places
Born: Florence (Firenze province, Tuscany, Italy) (inhabited place)
Cosimo Rosselli

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Domenico di Michelino

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Domenico Ghirlandaio

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Early Renaissance

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Elsa Peretti

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Filippo Lippi

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Francesco Botticini

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Francesco Pesellino

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Francesco Rosselli

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

John Singer Sargent

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: John Singer Sargent
Lorenzo di Credi

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Lorenzo Ghiberti

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Lorenzo Ghiberti
Luca della Robbia

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Luca della Robbia
Mannerism

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Mariotto Albertinelli

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Pacino di Buonaguida

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Source Getty Research Institute Union List of Artist Names: Pacino di Bonaguida (Italian painter and illuminator, active 1302-before 1340)Birth and Death Places
Quote, Birth and Death Places
Born: Florence (Firenze province, Tuscany, Italy) (inhabited place)
Piero del Pollaiuolo

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Plautilla Nelli

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Renaissance

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Richard Rogers

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Santi di Tito

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Stefano Mulinari

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Getty Research Institute, Union List of Artist Names: Stefano Mulinari (Italian draftsman and engraver, ca. 1741-ca. 1790)Birth and Death Places
Quote, Birth and Death Places
Born: Florence (Firenze province, Tuscany, Italy) (inhabited place)
Amerigo Vespucci

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Cosimo de' Medici

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Dante Alighieri

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (Wikipedia)Early life
Quote, Early life
Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici was born in Florence, Italy
Lorenzo de' Medici

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Niccolò Machiavelli

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

University of Florence

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Source University of Florence (Wikipedia)Lead, host city
Quote, Lead, host city
is an Italian public research university located in Florence, Italy

Site Of

Palazzo Vecchio

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which is located in this subject.

The Birth of Venus

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Marchesi Antinori

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Salvatore Ferragamo (company)tier 2
Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi

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Source Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributorsArticle text
Quote, Article text
She chose to enter the Carmelite monastery of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Florence because the rule allowed her to receive Holy Communion daily.
House of Bardi

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Bardi family (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
The House of Bardi was an influential Florentine family that started the powerful banking company Compagnia dei Bardi.
Peruzzi family

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Bardi Banking House

Also in History Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Medici Bank

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Found There

Minchiate

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Sources
1. Florence (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, Population
    Population (2025) - Total 362,353
  • Lead section
    Florence (Italian: Firenze) is the capital and most populous city of the Italian region of Tuscany, and, as of 2026, with a population of 361,625, the 8th most populous city in the country.
  • Infobox
    Total: 102.32 km2 (39.51 sq mi)
  • History section, Roman origins
    Florence was established by the Romans in 59 BC as a colony for veteran soldiers
  • Infobox, Population, 2025 estimate
    Population (2025)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    50 m (160 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    43.77139°N 11.25417°E
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia, part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 43.7714,11.2542
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 67.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.75, 11.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.75, 11.25
43.75 11.25 Cfb
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4. GeoNames: Florence - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3176959
Quote, cities500 record 3176959
43.77925 11.24626 P PPLA IT 16 FI 048017 367150 50 51 Europe/Rome
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.View the Source
Wikidata: Florence
Wikidata Q2044, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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