The Florentines: From Dante to Galileo

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Florence has been a setting for numerous works of fiction and movies, including the novels and associated films, such as Light in the Piazza, The Girl Who Couldn't Say No, Calmi Cuori Appassionati, Hannibal, A Room with a View, Tea with Mussolini, Virgin Territory and Inferno. The city is home to renowned Italian actors and actresses, such as Roberto Benigni, Leonardo Pieraccioni and Vittoria Puccini. Source 2: Servizio Meteorologico (precipitation 1971–2000) [42] World Meteorological Organization ( United Nations) [43] Weather Atlas [44] Statistiche demografiche ISTAT". Demo.istat.it. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009 . Retrieved 5 May 2009. Conde Nast Traveller's guide to shopping in Florence". Cntraveller.com. 11 November 2009. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017 . Retrieved 9 October 2013.

Florence is hosing down monuments to deter tourists". Independent.co.uk. 1 June 2017 . Retrieved 28 October 2017.It is not known precisely when Florence formed its own republican/oligarchical government independent of the marquisate, although the death of Rabodo in 1119 should be a turning point. The first official mention of the Florentine republic was in 1138, when several cities around Tuscany formed a league against the then-margrave of Tuscany, Duke Henry X of Bavaria. The country was nominally part of the Holy Roman Empire. [3] Schevill, Ferdinand (1936). History of Florence: From the Founding of the City Through the Renaissance. New York, Harcourt, Brace and Co. As of 31October2010 [update], the population of the city proper is 370,702, while Eurostat estimates that 696,767 people live in the urban area of Florence. The Metropolitan Area of Florence, Prato and Pistoia, constituted in 2000 over an area of roughly 4,800 square kilometres (1,850sqmi), is home to 1.5million people. Within Florence proper, 46.8% of the population was male in 2007 and 53.2% were female. Minors (children aged 18 and less) totalled 14.10% of the population compared to pensioners, who numbered 25.95 percent. This compares with the Italian average of 18.06 percent (minors) and 19.94 percent (pensioners). The average age of Florence resident is 49 compared to the Italian average of 42. In the five years between 2002 and 2007, the population of Florence grew by 3.22 percent, while Italy as a whole grew by 3.56 percent. [50] The birth rate of Florence is 7.66 births per 1,000 inhabitants compared to the Italian average of 9.45 births. The Duomo of Florence | Tripleman". tripleman.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2009 . Retrieved 25 March 2010. Valori climatici normali in Italia". Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023 . Retrieved 17 September 2023.

As of 2009 [update], 87.46% of the population was Italian. An estimated 6,000 Chinese live in the city. [51] The largest immigrant group came from other European countries (mostly Romanians and Albanians): 3.52%, East Asia (mostly Chinese and Filipino): 2.17%, the Americas: 1.41%, and North Africa (mostly Moroccan): 0.9%. [52] Spruyt, H. (1996). The Sovereign State and Its Competitors: An Analysis of Systems Change. Princeton University Press. p.132. ISBN 9780691029108 . Retrieved 27 October 2014. Paoletti, John T. and Radke, Gary M., Art in Renaissance Italy, Laurence King Publishing, 2005, p.79 ISBN 9781856694391Florence, Tuscany Region, Italy – The Duomo, Statue of David, Piazza Dell Signoria". Europe.travelonline.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2009 . Retrieved 25 March 2010. A new high-speed rail station is under construction and is contracted to be operational by 2015. [124] It is planned to be connected to Vespucci airport, Santa Maria Novella railway station, and to the city centre by the second line of Tramvia. [125] The architectural firms Foster + Partners and Lancietti Passaleva Giordo and Associates designed this new rail station. [126] Education [ edit ] Rectorate's auditorium of University of Florence Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1819). "Fiesole from the River Mugnone outside of Florence". Tate . Retrieved 15 February 2020.

In 1497, it was the location of the Bonfire of the Vanities instigated by the Dominican friar and preacher Girolamo SavonarolaThe famous Medici bank was established by Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici in October 1397. [16] The bank continued to exist (albeit in an extremely diminished form) until the time of Ferdinando II de'Medici in the 17th century. [17] But, for now, Giovanni's bank flourished. Jeffares, Neil (2019). Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800 (PDF) (onlineed.). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016.

Lewis, R.W.B. (1996). The City of Florence: Historical Vistas and Personal Sightings. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. ISBN 9780374124045. MeteoAM.it! Il portale Italiano della Meteorologia (20 May 2005). "MeteoAM.it! Il portale Italiano della Meteorologia". Meteoam.it. Archived from the original on 8 October 2006 . Retrieved 22 January 2010. Carefully remove the bowl from the pan, add the rest of the chocolate and stir gently until the chocolate has cooled to 26C/79F.Study Abroad in Florence Italy – Florentine artisan courses for school groups". Florenceart.net. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009 . Retrieved 22 January 2010. World map of Köppen – Geiger Climate Classification". koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at. April 2006 . Retrieved 28 September 2010.