Arezzo

Arezzo
Comune di Arezzo
Flag of Arezzo
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Arezzo is located in Italy
Arezzo
Arezzo
Location of Arezzo in Tuscany
Arezzo is located in Tuscany
Arezzo
Arezzo
Arezzo (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 43°27′48″N 11°52′42″E / 43.46333°N 11.87833°E / 43.46333; 11.87833
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
ProvinceArezzo (AR)
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Government
 • MayorAlessandro Ghinelli (FI)
Area
 • Total386.25 km2 (149.13 sq mi)
Elevation
296 m (971 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2020)[2]
 • Total100,734
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
DemonymAretini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
52100
Dialing code0575
Patron saintSaint Donatus of Arezzo
Saint day7 August
WebsiteOfficial website
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Arezzo (UK: /əˈrɛts, æˈr-/ ə-RET-soh, arr-ET-soh, US: /ɑːˈr-/ ar-ET-soh,[3] Italian: [aˈrettso])[a] is a city and comune in Italy and the capital of the province of the same name located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about 80 kilometres (50 miles) southeast of Florence at an elevation of 296 metres (971 ft) above sea level. As of 2022, the population was about 97,000.[6]

Known as the city of gold and of the high fashion, Arezzo was home to artists and poets such as Giorgio Vasari, Guido of Arezzo and Guittone d'Arezzo and in its province to Renaissance artist Michelangelo.[7] In the artistic field, the city is famous for the frescoes by Piero della Francesca inside the Basilica of San Francesco, and the crucifix by Cimabue inside the Basilica of San Domenico.[8] The city is also known for the important Giostra del Saracino, a game of chivalry that dates back to the Middle Ages.[9]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "GeoDemo". istat.it. 2019.
  3. ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). "Arezzo". Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6.
  4. ^ Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012). Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 190.
  5. ^ Gaffiot, Félix (1934). Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français (in French). Paris: Librairie Hachette. p. 158. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Arezzo (AR)". Tuttitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  7. ^ Pintus, Marta (2022-01-28). "Oro aretino: dagli etruschi a oggi, una tradizione millenaria d'artistico splendore". TuscanyPeople (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  8. ^ "Chiesa di San Domenico e crocifisso di Cimabue". Terre di Piero della Francesca (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  9. ^ "La Storia – Giostra del Saracino" (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-09-28.


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