Pienza
Sign in to savePienza () 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".
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Pienza is a small town in Tuscany, Italy, located in the province of Siena between Montepulciano and Montalcino. It is widely regarded as a key example of Renaissance urban planning and design, making it historically significant for how it shaped ideas about city organization and architecture during that era.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Pienza
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Pienza
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Pienza italy.jpg
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Pienza-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.region
- Tuscany
- Italian comune.province
- Siena (SI)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Cosona, La Foce, Monticchiello, Palazzo Massaini, Spadaletto
- Italian comune.mayor
- Manolo Garosi
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 122.96
- Italian comune.population_total
- 2091
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 28 February 2017
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Pientini
Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Main sights
- Palazzo Piccolomini
- The Duomo
- Palazzo Vescovile
- Palazzo Comunale
- Other buildings
- Monticchiello
- Municipal government
- Gallery
- References
- Sources
- External links
Pienza () 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".
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.