Metropolitan City of Florence explained

Metropolitan City of Florence
Native Name Lang:it
Settlement Type:Metropolitan city
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Italy
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Tuscany
Established Title:Created
Established Date:1 January 2015
Seat Type:Capital(s)
Seat:Florence
Parts Type:Comuni
Parts Style:para
P1:44
Leader Party:PD
Leader Title:Metropolitan Mayor
Leader Name:Sara Funaro
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:3514
Population Total:984386
Population As Of:1 May 2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type2:GDP
Demographics2 Footnotes:[1]
Demographics2 Title1:Metro
Demographics2 Info1:€36.097 billion (2015)
Demographics2 Title2:Per capita
Demographics2 Info2:€35,642 (2015)
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:n/a
Area Code Type:Telephone prefix
Area Code:n/a
Registration Plate:FI
Blank Name Sec1:ISTAT
Blank Info Sec1:248[2]

The Metropolitan City of Florence (Italian: città metropolitana di Firenze) is an administrative division called metropolitan city in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Florence. It replaced the province of Florence. It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and then established by the Law 56/2014. It has been operative since 1 January 2015.

Geography

The Metropolitan City of Florence is bordered by the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the north, the province of Ravenna and Forlì-Cesena in the north-east, the province of Prato, Pistoia and Lucca in the north-west, the province of Pisa in the west, the province of Siena in the south and the province of Arezzo in the east and southeast.

Much of its territory lies in the plain of the Arno river and has thus become an exurban sprawl around the city of Florence. The northeastern part of the metropolitan city, in the Apennines, remains less developed. Romagna Granducale is the name given to the region lying on the northern slopes of Apennines. Corn, wine and silk are the chief products in the valley regions. Silk manufacturing was an important industry in the medieval times.[3] Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci was born in the village of Anchiano, which is a part of the Metropolitan City of Florence. The capital Florence is a well known cultural and a large tourist centre.

Main sights

The Metropolitan City receives large number of tourists every year.

The capital city Florence has been recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Some major tourist attractions of the city are Piazza del Duomo, Duomo of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Baptistery of San Giovanni, Giotto's Bell Tower, the Loggia del Bigallo and Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore, Ponte Vecchio along with many others.

Sights in Barberino di Mugello include Cattani Castle and Palazzo Pretorio. The Certosa del Galluzzo houses artworks by Pontormo. Giovanni Boccaccio's hometown Certaldo is home to the Palazzo Pretorio and Boccaccio's House, while Vinci, birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci, houses a museum dedicated to the Italian polymath. Sesto Fiorentino is known for the Etruscan tomb “La Montagnola”.[4]

Government

List of Metropolitan Mayors of Florence

class=unsortable Metropolitan MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Dario Nardella1 January 201526 June 2024PD
Sara Funaro26 June 2024In officePD

Economy

Wholesale and retail is the largest sector in the Metropolitan City:, almost 29% of the firms in the former Province of Florence were involved in it. Manufacturing, construction, real estate and agriculture are the next important ones with a percentage share of about 19.5%, 14%, 13.6% and 8% respectively.

Tourism is also an important industry. Empoli is known for its ancient glass-making industry.

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3)
  2. Web site: Codici delle città metropolitane al 1° gennaio 2017. www.istat.it. it. 23 December 2016.
  3. Book: Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge. The penny cyclopædia [ed. by G. Long]]. 1838. 319.
  4. Web site: Florence, Tuscany. ITALIA. 18 September 2014.