Piombino
Sign in to savethumb|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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- 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
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- 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
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.
==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.