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Tuscany (/ ˈ t ʌ s k ə n i / TUSK-ə-nee; Italian: Toscana, Italian: [tosˈkaːna]) is a region in central Italy with an area of about 23,000 square kilometres (8,900 square miles) and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants.
Situated in northwestern coastal Italy, within Tuscany, Lucca borders the Ligurian Sea to the west, the provinces of Massa e Carrara to the northwest, Pisa to the south, Pistoia to the north-east and Firenze to the east. To the north it abuts the region of Emilia-Romagna (Provinces of Reggio Emilia and Province of Modena).
Carmignano is an Italian wine region located in the Tuscany region and centered on the city of Carmignano, near Prato and about 10 miles (16 kilometers) northwest of Florence. Noted for the quality of its wines since the Middle Ages , Carmignano was identified by Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany as one of the superior wine producing ...
The proposals, which had been particularly associated with Lega Nord, and seen by some as leading the way to a federal state, were rejected in the 2006 Italian constitutional referendum by 61.7% "no" to 38.3% "yes". [2] The results varied considerably among the regions, ranging from 55.3% in favour in Veneto to 82% against in Calabria. [2]
The XI Legislature of the Regional Council of Tuscany, the legislative assembly of Tuscany, was inaugurated on 8 October 2020, following the 2020 regional election. [1] [2] Antonio Mazzeo (Democratic Party) is the current president of the council, while Eugenio Giani (Democratic Party) serves as president of Tuscany at the head of his first ...
Tuscany is offering incentives of up to $32,145 for individuals to move to its rural villages and contribute to their revitalization. ... the new initiative by the Tuscany Region offers between ...
It borders to the west with France via the Western Alps, to the north with Switzerland via the Central Alps, to the east with the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna belonging to Northeast Italy and to the south with the Ligurian Sea and the extreme offshoot of Tuscany in Central Italy. Northwest Italy includes a large ...
Tuscany has created a €2.8 million ($3 million) fund to buy and renovate homes in towns with less than 5,000 residents to bolster the rural population in its mountainous municipalities.