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Florence (Italy)
Website: www.comune.fi.it
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of province. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with 379.806 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area. Florence is famous for its history. A centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of the time, Florence is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance. The Historic centre of Florence attracts millions of tourists each year. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982.
Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, it has been ranked by Forbes as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and the city is noted for its history, culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments. The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Pitti Palace, amongst others, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics.
Florence is also an important city in Italian fashion, being ranked within the top fifty fashion capitals of the world; furthermore, it is also a major national economic centre, being a tourist and industrial hub. In 2008, the city had the 17th highest average income in Italy.
The population of the city proper is 379,806, 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, is home to 1.5 million people.
As of 2009, 87.46% of the population was Italian. An estimated 6,000 Chinese live in the city. 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 (mostly Peruvians): 1.41%, and North Africa (mostly Moroccan): 0.9%.
The main universities and professional schools in Florence are: Universita degli Studi di Firezne with 50.000 students, Polimoda, European University Institute and Instituto Europeo di Design. All number of students in Florence is 60.000.
Contact person:
Simone Tani
tel: +39 3356181320
mail: simone.tani@comune.fi.it
Pictures of Florence