Piombino

thumb|right|240px|Aerial view thumb|240px|The Rivellino, the ancient main gate built in 1447 by Rinaldo Orsini (condottiero)|Rinaldo Orsini Piombino is an Italian town and comune of about 35,000 inhabitants in the province of Livorno, southern Tuscany. It lies on the border between the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea, in front of Elba Island and at the northern side of Maremma.

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Piombino is a town in southern Tuscany, Italy, with about 35,000 residents located where the Ligurian Sea meets the Tyrrhenian Sea, directly across from Elba Island. The town has historical significance, as evidenced by landmarks like the Rivellino gate built in the 15th century by the condottiero Rinaldo Orsini.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name: Piombino
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Piombino
Italian comune.image_skyline: Piombino1.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Panorama of Piombino
Italian comune.image_shield: Piombino-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.pushpin_map: Tuscany#Italy
Italian comune.region: Toscana
Italian comune.province: Livorno (LI)
Italian comune.frazioni: Baratti, Colmata, Fiorentina, La Sdriscia, Populonia, Populonia Stazione, Riotorto
Italian comune.mayor: Francesco Ferrari (Fratelli d'Italia)
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 129
Italian comune.population_total: 34,041
Italian comune.population_as_of: January 2017
Italian comune.population_demonym: Piombinesi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 21
Italian comune.saint: St Anastasia and St Augustine
Italian comune.postal_code: 57025
Italian comune.area_code: 0565

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections

Contents

Overview
Geography
History
Early history
Lordship of Piombino
Principality of Piombino
Annexation
World War II
Main sights
Twin towns — sister cities
Miscellanea
See also
References
External links

==Overview== It has an ancient historical centre, derived from the time in which it was the Etruscans' port, in the surroundings of Populonia. In the Middle Ages, it was instead an important port of the Republic of Pisa.

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