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Portoferraio

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Portoferraio

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Also known as Cosmopoli

220px|thumb|View of the Medici fortifications.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name
Portoferraio
Italian comune.official_name
Comune di Portoferraio
Italian comune.native_name
Portuferraiu (Tuscan)
Italian comune.image_skyline
Aerial image of Portoferraio (view from the northwest).jpg
Italian comune.image_caption
Aerial view of Portoferraio
Italian comune.image_shield
portoferraio-Stemma.gif
Italian comune.region
Tuscany
Italian comune.province
Livorno (LI)
Italian comune.frazioni
Bagnaia, Magazzini, Montecristo, San Giovanni, Scaglieri
Italian comune.mayor
Mario Ferrari
Italian comune.area_total_km2
47.46
Italian comune.population_total
12,011
Italian comune.population_as_of
January 2019
Italian comune.population_demonym
Portoferraiesi
Italian comune.elevation_m
4
Italian comune.saint
St. Cristinus
Italian comune.day
29 April
Italian comune.postal_code
57037

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Population
  • The Jewish community
  • Historical population
  • Main sights
  • Portoferraio lighthouse
  • References
  • External links

220px|thumb|View of the Medici fortifications.

Portoferraio () is a town and comune in the province of Livorno, on the edge of the eponymous harbour of the island of Elba, Tuscany. It is the island's largest town. Because of its terrain, many of its buildings are situated on the slopes of a tiny hill bordered on three sides by the sea.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Portoferraio” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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