Pienza | |
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| Comune di Pienza | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Pienza  | |
  Pienza Location of Pienza in Italy  Pienza Pienza (Tuscany) | |
| Coordinates: 43°04′43″N 11°40′44″E / 43.07861°N 11.67889°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Siena (SI) |
| Frazioni | Cosona, La Foce, Monticchiello, Palazzo Massaini, Spadaletto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manolo Garosi |
| Area | |
• Total | 122.96 km2 (47.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 491 m (1,611 ft) |
| Population (28 February 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 2,091 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pientini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 53026 |
| Dialing code | 0578 |
| Patron saint | St. Andrew the Apostle |
| Saint day | November 30 |
| Website | Official website |
| Official name | Historic Centre of the City of Pienza |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i)(ii)(iv) |
| Reference | 789 |
| Inscription | 1996 (20th Session) |
| Area | 4.41 ha (10.9 acres) |
Pienza (Italian pronunciation: [piˈɛntsa]) is a town and comune in the province of Siena, Tuscany, in the historical region of Val d'Orcia. Situated between the towns of Montepulciano and Montalcino, it is considered the "touchstone of Renaissance urbanism".[3]
In 1996, UNESCO declared the town a World Heritage Site, and in 2004 the entire valley, the Val d'Orcia, was included on the list of UNESCO's World Cultural Landscapes.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Adams 1985, pp. 99–110. Adams details the piecemeal acquisition of parcels of land by Pius II.