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Arezzo (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 25 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.4167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 011 53 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 11.8833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was one of 12 ancient cities of Etruria and was allied with Rome from the 3rd century BCE. A thriving medieval center, Arezzo was taken by Florence in 1384. A series of wars was fought from the mid-13th century through the early 14th century between Guelf-controlled Florence and allies (Montepulciano, Bologna, and Orvieto) and their Ghibelline opponents (Pisa, Siena, Pistoia, and Arezzo). Arezzo was later a part of grand duchy of Tuscany; it was ruled by the French after Napoleonic Wars, and then by the Hapsburgs. The city was damaged during WW II. |
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Tuscany (region (administrative division)) (P,C) part of new kingdom of Italy from 1861 |
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Arezzo (province) (P) |
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Arezzo (inhabited place) (P) |
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Etruria (former group of nations/states/cities) (P) |
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Arezzo (inhabited place) (P,H) flourished 7th-3rd centuries BCE |
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inhabited since Etruscan period |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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produces clothing, footware, goldware & lace |
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important center of road & rail lines |
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cathedral begun in 1286 |
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has been noted for red-clay Arretine ware (terra sigillata ware) since time of Romans |
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noted for Roman amphitheater & Etruscan remains |
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noted for museums, late medieval architecture & frescoes by Piero della Francesca; birthplace of writers Petrarch & Vasari |
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Pisa .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Italy, Tuscany, Pisa province) [7006082] |
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Ghibelline allies during the 13th and 14th centuries |
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Pistoia .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Italy, Tuscany, Pistoia province) [7005060] |
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Ghibelline allies during the 13th and 14th centuries |
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Siena .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Italy, Tuscany, Siena province) [7011179] |
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Ghibelline allies during the 13th and 14th centuries |
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Via Cassia .......... (road) |
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(World, Europe, Italy) [6006326] |
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