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Vinci. All about the town of Vinci History pictures from Vinci information, curiosities, surnames, travels, tourism, art, handicraft, publishing

Vinci (ZIP code 50059) is 45 kilometers far from Firenze, that is the Chief Town of the homonymous province to whom the municipality belongs.

Vinci has a population of 13.765 inhabitants (Vinciani) and a surface of 54,43 square kilometers thus showing a population density of 252,89 inhabitants per square kilometer. It rises 97 metres above the sea level.

The City Hall is located in Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 29, phone ++39 0571 - 9331, fax ++39 0571 - 56388: the E-Mail address is vinci@comune.vinci.fi.it.

Population: The municipality of Vinci had a popolation of 13.747 inhabitants accordingly to the results of the national census made in 1991. After the national census made in 2001 the population was 13.765 inhabitants, thus showing during the years 1991 - 2001 a percentual variation of 0,13% inhabitants.

The inhabitants are distributed in 5.006 families with an average of 2,75 people per family.

The place: The territory of the municipality lies between 23 and 633 metres above sea level.

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The altimetric spawn is thus of 610 metres.

Work and workers:There are 525 industrial firms employing 3.410 people that are the 59,15% of the total of the workers. There are 325 service firms employing 955 people that are the 16,57% of the total of the workers. There are also 320 firms employing 1.017 people that are the 17,64% of the total of the workers. There are also 64 administrative offices emplying 383 workers that are the 6,64% of the total of the workers.

There is a total of 5.765 workers, that are the 41,88% of the inhabitants of the municipality.

Vinci rises along the south-western side of the Albano mount, in the low Valdarno area.

The local economy is mainly based on the production of vine grape, olives and on the activity of numerous industries working for the manufacturing of plastic material and potter's clay and for the production of paper, clothes and furniture.

The place name probably comes from the Latin "vincus", with the meaning of "wicker", and later this latter got its actual form according to the Latin word "vincis".

The village of Vinci was born during the Middle Ages around a fortified castle built by the Guidi's Counts, who were extending their influence on that area.

Few years later Vinci passed to the Alberti's Counts and during the first half of the XII-th century, the Republic of Florence bought the village and annexed it to its domains.

The inhabitants, who were already influenced by its ancient lords, organized numerous rebellions against the Florentine power and in 1315 they opposed to Florence, being helped by the commander Uguccione della Faggiola, who governed the village for three years.

Entered again the Florentine orbit, the village of Vinci subdued the consequences of the conflicts existing between Florence and Pisa that quarrelled for the control of the territories of the Valdarno area.

After a peaceful period, the conflicts started again and culminated in a real war that, at the end of the XIV-th century, saw the inhabitants of Vinci fighting against the troops hostile to the Florentine power.

The situation was pacificated just in the middle of the XVI-th century, when the Medici's Grand Dukes came to the power and started both to increase the local economy and to embellished the town by building elegant palaces.

Among famous people who were born in Vinci we remind the world-wide famous artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).

Vinci is a town and comune of Firenze province in the Italian region of Tuscany. The birthplace of Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci lies just outside the town.

Geography The town is surrounded by the Tuscan Hills. The landscape consists of vineyards and olive groves that are much the same as in Leonardo's time.

History Leonardo Leonardo da Vinci was born on 15 April 1452, in a farmhouse about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the town, between Anchiano and Faltognano. His full name was "Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci", which means "Leonardo, son of Piero, of Vinci". Half a million visitors a year[citation needed] come to visit the Museum of Leonardo and his birthplace.

Main Sights Museo Leonardiano - museum of Leonardo da Vinci. This museum has displays of some of the inventions that are drawn in da Vinci's notebooks.

Casa di Leonardo - This is the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci. It is a farmhouse. The Casa di Leonardo is not overwhelming and there are some reproductions of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings at the house.

Comune di Vinci - Home page Sito ufficiale. Orari e recapiti di organi e uffici, bandi e gare, moduli e atti amministrativi. Informazioni turistiche in particolare su Leonardo, ... www.comune.vinci.fi.it/

Museo di Vinci La città di Vinci Vinci · History, The Leonardo Museum, Biographical Notes · The Leonardo Library · The Castle, Visitor N. Italiano · Visit the Museum ... www.leonet.it/comuni/vinci/

vinci village tuscany following leonardo's footsteps in vinci town  Everything in Vinci town tells us about the Genius Leonardo the inventor his house the church where he was baptized the streets and the squares of the ... www.welcometuscany.it/tuscany/chianti/florence_vinci.htm

Museo Ideale Leonardo Da Vinci Sito ufficiale del MUSEO IDEALE LEONARDO DA VINCI, un nuovo Museo Ideale per conoscere Leonardo Artista Scienziato Inventore Designer. www.museoleonardo.it/

Museo Leonardiano di Vinci In occasione della manifestazione Amico Museo 2009, promossa dalla Regione Toscana, il Museo Leonardiano di Vinci organizza nella sala didattica della ... www.museoleonardiano.it/

Leonardo da Vinci - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Giorgio Vasari, in the enlarged edition of Lives of the Artists, 1568, introduced his chapter on Leonardo da Vinci with the following words http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci - museoscienza This museum in Milan has displays over one hundred models illustrating the work of Leonardo. Chronology of his life, manuscripts, his machines in VRML. http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/