Vinci,_Italy

Vinci, Tuscany

Vinci, Tuscany

Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Vinci (English: /ˈvɪntʃi/ VIN-chee, Italian: [ˈvintʃi])[3] is a comune of the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany.[4] The birthplace of Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci lies just outside the town.

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Main sights

  • Museo Leonardiano, museum of Leonardo da Vinci. This museum has displays of some of the inventions that are drawn in Leonardo's notebooks.
  • Casa Natale di Leonardo, the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci, situated approximately 3 km to the northeast of Vinci in the frazione of Anchiano.[5] There are some reproductions of his drawings at the house.
  • Church of Santa Croce, built in the 13th century but later remade in neo-Renaissance style.

Twin towns

Vinci has two official sister cities as designated by Sister Cities International:

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References

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    "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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    "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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    Wells, John (3 April 2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Pearson Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
  4. [4]
    "Comune di Vinci" (in Italian).
  5. [5]
    "The origin of the genius". Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Gemellaggi" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2013.


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