Comune di Volterra
Municipal coat of arms
Country	Italy
Region	Toscana
Province	Pisa (PI)
Mayor	Cesare Bartaloni (since June 2004)
Elevation	531 m
Area	252 km²
Population
- Total (as of December 31, 2004)	11,309
- Density	45/km²
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	43°24′N, 10°52′E
Gentilic	Volterrani
Dialing code	0588
Postal code	56048
Frazioni	Saline di Volterra, Villamagna
Patron	St. Justus
- Day	June 5
Location of Volterra in Italy
Website: www.comune.volterra.pi.it

A view of Volterra.

The Roman Theatre.

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History

The town was a Neolithic settlement and an important Etruscan center with an original civilization; it became a municipium in the Roman Age. The city was a bishop's residence in the fifth century and its episcopal power was affirmed during the twelfth century. With the decline of the episcopate, Volterra was the subject of the interest of Florence, which defeated Volterra many times though rebellions sometimes took place. When the Florentian Republic fell in 1530, Volterra came under the control of the Medici family and later followed the history of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. An array of Neolithic artifacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools. ... Florence (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ... June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... For the board game, see Medici (board game). ... The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was a state in central Italy which came into existence in 1569, replacing the Duchy of Florence, which had been created out of the old Republic of Florence in 1532, and which annexed the Republic of Siena in 1557. ...

Main sights

• Roman theatre (1st century BC), excavated in the 1950s.
• Piazza dei Priori, one of Italy's most beautiful squares.
• Palazzo dei Priori
• Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta. It was enlarged in the 13th century after an earthquake. It houses a ciborium and some angles by Mino da Fiesole, a notable wood Deposition (1228), a masterwork of Romanesque sculpture and the Sacrament Chapel, with paintings by Santi di Tito, Giovanni Balducci and Agostino Veracini. In the center of the vault are fragments of an Eternal Father by Niccolò Circignani. Also noteworthy is the Addolorata Chapel, with a terracotta group attributed to Andrea della Robbia and a fresco of Riding Magi by Benozzo Gozzoli. In the nearby chapel, dedicate to the Very Holy Name of Jesus, is a table with Christ's monogram, allegedly painted by Bernardine of Siena. The rectangular bell tower is from 1493.
• Medicean Fortress (Maschio)
• Guarnacci Etruscan Museum, with thousands of funeral urns dating back to the Hellenistic and Archaic periods.

Outside the city, in direction of Lajatico, is the Medici Villa di Spedaletto. Also in the beighborhood, in the Valle Bona, area, are excavations of Etruscan tombs. A Ciborium is a container, used in Roman Catholic, Anglican, and related Churches rituals to store Holy Communion. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Mino di Giovanni. ... Categories: Stub ... Giovanni Balducci, called Il Cosci, (ca. ... Niccolò Circignani (c. ... Madonna with Child and Angels. ... Benozzo Gozzoli Three Wise Men, fresco in the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence, 1459-1461. ... St Bernardino of Siena (rarely St Bernardine; 1380—1444) was a Italy September 8, 1380, and died in Abruzzi May 20, 1444. ... Maya funerary urn For the computing term, see URN. An urn is a vase, ordinarily covered and without handles that usually has a narrowed neck above a footed pedestal. ... The term Hellenistic (established by the German historian Johann Gustav Droysen) in the history of the ancient world is used to refer to the shift from a culture dominated by ethnic Greeks, however scattered geographically, to a culture dominated by Greek-speakers of whatever ethnicity, and from the political dominance... The archaic period in Greece is the period during which the ancient Greek city-states developed, and is normally taken to cover roughly the 9th century to the 6th century BCE. The Archaic period followed the dark ages, and saw significant advancements in political theory, and the rise of democracy... Country Italy Region Tuscany Province Province of Pisa (PI) Mayor Elevation 205 m Area 72. ... For the board game, see Medici (board game). ... A tomb is a small building (or vault) for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. ...

Twin cities

• Mende, France
• Wunsiedel, Germany

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External links

• Town web site
• Volterra history and Etruscan Museum
• ItalianVisits.com
• (English) Guarnacci Etruscan Museum in Volterra

Gallery

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