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The Italian sparrow is the national bird of Italy. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Italy. The avifauna of Italy included a total of 577 species recorded in the wild by March 2024, according to Avibase. Of these species, 13 have been introduced by humans, one has been extirpated, and four others have not been recorded since before ...
The national flag of Italy (Italian: bandiera d'Italia, pronounced [banˈdjɛːra diˈtaːlja]), often referred to in Italian as il Tricolore (pronounced [il trikoˈloːre]; English: "the Tricolour"), is a tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical panels of green, white and red, with the green at the hoist side, as defined by article 12 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic. [1]
A white field with a blue snake devouring a man in the center. 1282–1296 1st Flag of The Kingdom of Sicily under The Crown of Aragon: The Aragonese Senyera in the first and fourth quarters and the Eagle of Sicily in the second and third quarters. 1290–1555 2nd Flag of The Republic of Siena A Horizontal Bicolour of white and black. 1296–1410
717. Region. Europe and North America. Siena Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Siena) is a medieval church in Siena, Italy, dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church, and now dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It was the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Siena, and from the 15th century that of the Archdiocese of Siena.
Emblem of the Italian Republic rendered in black and white State ensign of the Italian Republic (since 2003). The central element of the emblem is the five-pointed star white star, also called Stella d'Italia (English: "Star of Italy"), which is the oldest national symbol of Italy, since it dates back to ancient Greece. [1]
e. The three main official symbols, [2] whose typology is present in the symbology of all nations, are: the flag of Italy, that is, the national flag in green, white and red, as required by article 12 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic; [3] the emblem of Italy, that is the iconic symbol identifying the Italian Republic; "Il Canto degli ...
The three Italian national colours carved on the floor of the Palazzo delle Poste in Florence. After their appearance in Genoa on 21 August 1789, red, white and green gradually became part of the Italian collective imagination until they were represented in the most varied areas. The national colours of Italy are green, white, and red, [1 ...
Italy shares its borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and two enclaves: Vatican City and San Marino. It is the tenth-largest country in Europe by area, covering 301,340 km 2 (116,350 sq mi), [ 3 ] and third-most populous member state of the European Union, with a population of nearly 60 million. [ 16 ]