Volterra
Sign in to saveVolterra (; Latin: Volaterrae) is a walled mountaintop town in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its history dates from before the 8th century BC and it has substantial structures from the Etruscan, Roman, and Medieval periods.
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Volterra is a walled town perched on a mountaintop in Tuscany, Italy, with a history stretching back to before the 8th century BC. It matters to historians and visitors because it contains well-preserved structures from three major periods—Etruscan, Roman, and Medieval—making it an important window into ancient Italian civilization.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Volterra
- Italian comune.official_name
- Città di Volterra
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Volterra from above. June 2024.jpg
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Volterra-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.region
- Tuscany
- Italian comune.province
- Pisa (PI)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Mazzolla, Montemiccioli, Saline di Volterra, Villamagna
- Italian comune.mayor_party
- PD
- Italian comune.mayor
- Giacomo Santi
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 252
- Italian comune.population_total
- 9366
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 2025
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- History
- Climate
- Culture
- Transport
- Municipal government
- Main sights
- Notable people
- In popular culture
- Twin cities
- Gallery
- References
- Bibliography
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Volterra (; Latin: Volaterrae) is a walled mountaintop town in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its history dates from before the 8th century BC and it has substantial structures from the Etruscan, Roman, and Medieval periods.
== History == Volterra, known to the ancient Etruscans as Velathri or Vlathri and to the Romans as Volaterrae, is a town and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy. The site is believed to have been continuously inhabited as a city since at least the end of the 8th century BC.