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| For other uses, see Siena (disambiguation). | WIKI |
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| SienaComuneComune di SienaView of Piazza del Campo (Campo Square), the Mangia Tower (Torre del Mangia) and Santa Maria in Provenzano Church Coat of armsLocation of Siena SienaLocation of Siena in ItalyShow map of ItalySienaSiena (Tuscany)Show map of TuscanyCoordinates: (53893) 43xc2xb019xe2x80xb207xe2x80xb3N 11xc2xb019xe2x80xb250xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf43.31861xc2xb0N 11.33056xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 43.31861; 11.33056Coordinates: (53893) 43xc2xb019xe2x80xb207xe2x80xb3N 11xc2xb019xe2x80xb250xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf43.31861xc2xb0N 11.33056xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 43.31861; 11.33056CountryItalyRegionTuscanyProvinceSiena (SI)FrazioniAbbadia, Agostoli, Bolgione, Colle Malamerenda, Costafabbri, Costalpino, Fogliano, Ginestreto, Isola d'Arbia, Le Tolfe, Monteliscai, Pieve a Bozzone, Presciano, Sant'Andrea a Montecchio, Santa Regina, Taverne d'Arbia, Val di Pugna, Vico d'Arbia, Vignano, Volte AlteGovernmentxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0MayorLuigi De MossiArea[1]xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total118xc2xa0km2 (46xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Elevation322xc2xa0m (1,056xc2xa0ft)Populationxc2xa0(31 December 2017[2])[3]xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total53,901xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Density460/km2 (1,200/sqxc2xa0mi)Demonym(s)SeneseTime zoneUTC+1 (CET)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code53100, 53010Dialingxc2xa0code0577Patron saintSt. | WIKI |
| Siena (/sixcbx88xc9x9bnxc9x99/ see-EN-xc9x99, Italian:xc2xa0[xcbx88sjxc9x9bxcbx90na, xcbx88sjexcbx90na] (listen);[4] in English sometimes spelled Sienna; Latin: Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. | WIKI |
| [5] Siena is also home to the oldest bank in the world, which has been operating continuously since 1472. | WIKI |
| Siena's university is one of the oldest and first publicly funded universities in Europe. | WIKI |
| The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. | WIKI |
| [10] Siena is famous for its cuisine, art, museums, medieval cityscape and the Palio, a horse race held twice a year. | WIKI |
| Capitoline Wolf at Siena Duomo. | WIKI |
| According to a legend Siena was founded by Senius and Aschius, two sons of Remus. | WIKI |
| When they fled Rome, they took the statue of the She-wolf to Siena, which became a symbol of the town. | WIKI |
| See also: Republic of Siena and Timeline of Siena | WIKI |
| Siena, like other Tuscan hill towns, was first settled in the time of the Etruscans (c. 900xe2x80x93400xc2xa0BC) when it was inhabited by a tribe called the Saina. | WIKI |
| Some archaeologists assert that Siena was controlled for a period by a Gaulish tribe called the Senones. | WIKI |
| According to local legend, Siena was founded by Senius and Aschius, two sons of Remus and thus nephews of Romulus, after whom Rome was named. | WIKI |
| [citation needed] Additionally they rode white and black horses, giving rise to the Balzana, or coat of arms of Siena with a white band atop a dark band. | WIKI |
| Some claim the name Siena derives from Senius. | WIKI |
| Siena did not prosper under Roman rule. | WIKI |
| Its insular status meant that Christianity did not penetrate until the 4th century AD, and it was not until the Lombards invaded Siena and the surrounding territory that it knew prosperity. | WIKI |
| [citation needed] After the Lombard occupation, the old Roman roads of Via Aurelia and the Via Cassia passed through areas exposed to Byzantine raids, so the Lombards rerouted much of their trade between the Lombards' northern possessions and Rome along a more secure road through Siena. | WIKI |
| Siena prospered as a trading post, and the constant streams of pilgrims passing to and from Rome provided a valuable source of income in the centuries to come. | WIKI |
| The oldest aristocratic families in Siena date their line to the Lombards' surrender in 774 to Charlemagne. | WIKI |
| This ultimately resulted in the creation of the Republic of Siena. | WIKI |
| During the golden age of Siena before the Black Death in 1348, the city was home to 50,000 people. | WIKI |
| After 18 months of resistance, Siena surrendered to Spain on 17 April 1555,[12] marking the end of the republic. | WIKI |
| Siena is located in the central part of Tuscany, in the middle of a vast hilly landscape between the Arbia river valley (south), the Merse valley (south-west), the Elsa valley (north), the Chianti hills (north-east), the Montagnola Senese (west) and the Crete Senesi (south-east). | WIKI |
| Siena has a typical inland Mediterranean climate. | WIKI |
| See also: List of mayors of Siena | WIKI |
| Streets of old Siena | WIKI |
| The Palazzo Salimbeni, located in a piazza of the same name, was the original headquarters and remains in possession of the Monte dei Paschi di Siena, one of the oldest banks in continuous existence in Europe. | WIKI |
| Housed in the notable Gothic Palazzo Chigi-Saracini on Via di Cittxc3xa0 is the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Siena's conservatory of music. | WIKI |
| Basilica dell'Osservanza Santa Maria dei Servi San Domenico San Francesco Santo Spirito San Martino Sanctuary of Santa Caterina, incorporating the old house of St. Catherine of Siena. | WIKI |
| The historic Siena synagogue is also preserved and open to visitors. | WIKI |
| The city's gardens include the Orto Botanico dell'Universitxc3xa0 di Siena, a botanical garden maintained by the University of Siena. | WIKI |
| The Medicean Fortress houses the Enoteca Italiana and the Siena Jazz School, with courses and concerts throughout the year, and a festival during the International Siena Jazz Masterclasses. | WIKI |
| A view of Siena from the Torre del Mangia | WIKI |
| Main article: Contrade di Siena | WIKI |
| Siena retains a ward-centric culture from medieval times. | WIKI |
| Sassetta, Institution of the Eucharist (1430xe2x80x9332), Pinacoteca di Siena | WIKI |
| Over the centuries, Siena has had a rich tradition of arts and artists. | WIKI |
| A number of well-known works of Renaissance and High Renaissance art still remain in galleries or churches in Siena. | WIKI |
| The Church of San Domenico contains art by Guido da Siena, dating to the mid-13th century. | WIKI |
| Duccio's Maestxc3xa0, which was commissioned by the City of Siena in 1308, was instrumental in leading Italian painting away from the hieratic representations of Byzantine art and directing it towards more direct presentations of reality. | WIKI |
| Agriculture constitutes Siena's primary industry. | WIKI |
| As of 2009[update], Siena's agricultural workforce comprises 919 companies with a total area of 10.755 square kilometres (4.153xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi) for a UAA (usable agricultural area) of 6.954 square kilometres (2.685xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi) or about 1xe2x81x8430 of the total municipal area (data ISTAT for the 2000 Agriculture Census V). | WIKI |
| In 2015, the research plant in Siena became part of Glaxo Smith Kline, as part of a deal between Novartis and this firm. | WIKI |
| Associazione Calcio Siena (football) was founded in 1904 and fully established in 1908. | WIKI |
| After the club's bankruptcy in 2014, a new club named Societxc3xa0 Sportiva Robur Siena took its place and had to restart from Serie D. Currently it is in Lega Pro league. | WIKI |
| The premier society of men's basketball in Siena was called Mens Sana Basket (also referred to by its sponsored name of Montepaschi Siena). | WIKI |
| It is also the oldest sports society in Siena. | WIKI |
| The Strade Bianche cycling race starts and finishes in Siena | WIKI |
| Siena hosts the start and finish of the Strade Bianche, a professional cycling race famous for its historic white gravel roads, called strade bianche or sterrati in Italian. | WIKI |
| In 2015 the volleyball team Emma Villas, based in Chiusi (a small town in the Siena Province) was promoted in Serie A2 and decided to move to Siena, aiming at a wider audience, hosting its games at PalaEstra. | WIKI |
| Siena is home to several amateur basketball teams. | WIKI |
| These include the Associazione Sportiva Costone Basket and Virtus Siena. | WIKI |
| The nearest international airports to Siena are Peretola Airport in Florence and Galileo Galilei International Airport in Pisa. | WIKI |
| There are two to three buses daily (Sena line) between Siena and Bologna Airport as well. | WIKI |
| Siena can be reached by train from both Pisa and Florence, changing at Empoli. | WIKI |
| Siena railway station is located at the bottom of a long hill outside the city walls. | WIKI |
| By road, Siena is linked to Florence by a "superstrada" (the Raccordo Autostradale RA03 xe2x80x93 Siena-Firenze), a form of toll free autostrada. | WIKI |
| Siena is twinned with: | WIKI |
| Siena, Campanile Palazzo Pubblico & Duomo Siena, Campanile, Torre del Mangia (Palazzo Pubblico) Siena, Duomo The interior of the dome in the Siena cathedral Interior of the dome at the duomo, Siena Panorama of Siena | WIKI |
| The Historic Centre of Siena is the embodiment of a medieval city. | UNESCO |
| The whole city of Siena was devised as a work of art that blends into the surrounding landscape. | UNESCO |
| Sienaxe2x80x99s distinctive Gothic style is illustrated by the quintessential Sienese arch, introduced to the city from the East during the Crusades. | UNESCO |
| Siena is an outstanding medieval city that has preserved its character and quality to a remarkable degree. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (i): Through its urban and architectural characteristics, the historic centre of Siena is a testimony to human creativity and expresses human artistic and aesthetic capacity in material form. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ii): The strong, personal example of artistic civilization, its architecture, painting, sculpture and town planning in particular had a very strong cultural influence not merely on the whole territory of the Republic of Siena but also in Italy and Europe, especially between the 13th and 17th centuries. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): The structure of the town and its evolution, uninterrupted over the centuries, along with a unity of design that has been preserved, has made Siena one of the most precious examples of the medieval and Renaissance Italian town. | UNESCO |
| The Historic Centre of Siena is delimited by its ancient ramparts constructed between the 14th and 16th centuries. | UNESCO |
| The Historic Centre of Siena is vulnerable to environmental pollution and intense tourist pressure, which strain city services during a few months of the year. | UNESCO |
| Taking into account its present-day state of conservation and its historical authenticity, it has to be said that Siena is a rare example of a medieval historic town of this size. | UNESCO |
| The Historic Centre of Siena contains a variety of buildings under public, private and Church ownership. | UNESCO |
| Since 1931, Siena has adopted xe2x80x9cmodernxe2x80x9d urban planning tools. | UNESCO |
| The Municipality of Siena approved its first management plan in May 2011 defining the management system. | UNESCO |
| Due to the articulation of the activities to be undertaken and the variety of critical issues to be resolved, a specific operational interdisciplinary structure (UNESCO office) will be created as a permanent unit devoted to coordination of all public and private bodies concerned with the actions of protection, conservation and enhancement of the Historic Centre of Siena. | UNESCO |
| Additionally, the process of implementing further traffic regulation has included a parking system inside and outside the walls (already a limited traffic zone), with a policy to reduce and control vehicular access and provide a pedestrian and cycling plan for of the Historic Centre of Siena. | UNESCO |