Fun facts about Florence
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Florence's Latin name was Florentia, meaning 'the Flourishing Town'.
Florence
Italy
Florence is the capital and most populous city of the Italian region of Tuscany, with 361,625 inhabitants as of 2026. It is also the capital of the eponymous metropolitan province, which counts 988,494 inhabitants.
From the “Etymology” section
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Florence was the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and was politically, economically, and culturally significant from the 14th to 16th centuries.
Florence
Italy
Florence is the capital and most populous city of the Italian region of Tuscany, with 361,625 inhabitants as of 2026. It is also the capital of the eponymous metropolitan province, which counts 988,494 inhabitants.
From the “History” section
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The Black Death of 1348 reduced Florence's population by over half.
Florence
Italy
Florence is the capital and most populous city of the Italian region of Tuscany, with 361,625 inhabitants as of 2026. It is also the capital of the eponymous metropolitan province, which counts 988,494 inhabitants.
From the “History” section
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Photo: Hagai Agmon-Snir حچاي اچمون-سنير חגי אגמון-שניר · CC BY-SA 4.0
Florence is believed to have the greatest concentration of art in proportion to its size in the world.
Florence
Italy
Florence is the capital and most populous city of the Italian region of Tuscany, with 361,625 inhabitants as of 2026. It is also the capital of the eponymous metropolitan province, which counts 988,494 inhabitants.
From the “Economy” section
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The dome of Santa Maria del Fiore remains the largest brick construction of its kind in the world.
Florence
Italy
Florence is the capital and most populous city of the Italian region of Tuscany, with 361,625 inhabitants as of 2026. It is also the capital of the eponymous metropolitan province, which counts 988,494 inhabitants.
From the “Culture” section
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Photo: Hagai Agmon-Snir حچاي اچمون-سنير חגי אגמון-שניר · CC BY-SA 4.0