Florence
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Summary
Florence is a comune of Italy[1]. Florence ranks in the top 0.028% of comune of italy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77,082 views/month, #2 of 7,096).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Medal of Military Valour[3], European Capital of Culture[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Metropolitan City of Florence[5]
- Country: Italy[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Arno[7]
- Head of government: Sara Funaro[8]
- Continent: Europe[9]
- Instance of: big city[10], capital city[11], Italian city-state[12]
- Official language: Italian[13]
- Shares border with: Bagno a Ripoli[14], Campi Bisenzio[15], Fiesole[16], Impruneta[17], Scandicci[18], Sesto Fiorentino[19]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: borough 1[20], borough 2[21], borough 3[22]
- Twinned administrative body: Reims[23], Kassel[24], Edinburgh[25], Kyiv[26], Dresden[27], Turku[28], Riga[29], Tirana[30], Athens[31], Valladolid[32], Budapest[33], Kraków[34], Kyoto[35], Philadelphia[36]
- Legislative body: Florence City Council[37]
- Executive body: municipal executive board of Florence[38]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Florence include Florence Nightingale[39], a nurse[40], 1820–1910[41], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[42], awarded the Order of Merit[43], specialised in health care[44]; Monster of Florence[45], a serial killer[46], b. 2000[47], of Italy[48]; Bistecca alla fiorentina[49]; Florence Peretola Airport[50], an airport[51], in Italy[52]; Florence[53], a city in the United States[54], in United States[55], founded in 1826[56]; Costa Firenze[57], a cruise ship[58]; Florence flask[59]; and Florence County[60], a county of Wisconsin[61], in United States[62], founded in 1882[63].
Why It Matters
Florence has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] Florence is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]
Entities named for Florence include Florence Nightingale[39], a nurse[40], 1820–1910[41], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[42], awarded the Order of Merit[43], specialised in health care[44]; Monster of Florence[45], a serial killer[46], b. 2000[47], of Italy[48]; Bistecca alla fiorentina[49]; Florence Peretola Airport[50], an airport[51], in Italy[52]; Florence[53], a city in the United States[54], in United States[55], founded in 1826[56]; and Costa Firenze[57], a cruise ship[58].
FAQs
What awards did Florence receive?
Honors received include Medal of Military Valour[3] and European Capital of Culture[4].