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History of Pisa

Pisa
Comune
Comune di Pisa
Pisa
Pisa
Flag of Pisa
Flag
Coat of arms of Pisa
Coat of arms
Pisa is located in Italy
Pisa
Pisa
Location of Pisa in Italy
Coordinates: 43°43′N 10°24′E / 43.717°N 10.400°E / 43.717; 10.400Coordinates: 43°43′N 10°24′E / 43.717°N 10.400°E / 43.717; 10.400
Country Italy
Region Flag of Tuscany.svg Tuscany
Province / Metropolitan city Pisa (PI)
Frazioni Marina di Pisa, Tirrenia, Calambrone, Barbaricina, Riglione, Oratoio, Putignano, San Piero a Grado, San Rossore, Coltano, Sant'Ermete, Ospedaletto
Government
 • Mayor Marco Filippeschi (PD)
Area
 • Total 185 km2 (71 sq mi)
Elevation 4 m (13 ft)
Population (1 January 2015)
 • Total 90,834
Demonym(s) Pisan (Italian: Pisani)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 56100
Patron saint San Ranieri
Saint day 17 June
Website Official website

Pisa (/ˈpzə/; Italian pronunciation: [ˈpiːsa; ˈpiːza]) is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, straddling the River Arno just before it empties into the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower (the bell tower of the city's cathedral), the city of over 90,834 residents (around 200,000 with the metropolitan area) contains more than 20 other historic churches, several medieval palaces and various bridges across the River Arno. Much of the city's architecture was financed from its history as one of the Italian maritime republics.

The city is also home of the University of Pisa, which has a history going back to the 12th century and also has the mythic Napoleonic Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa and Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies as the best sanctioned Superior Graduate Schools in Italy.

The origin of the name, Pisa, is a mystery. While the origin of the city had remained unknown for centuries, the Pelasgi, the Greeks, the Etruscans, and the Ligurians had variously been proposed as founders of the city (for example, a colony of the ancient city of Pisa, Greece). Archaeological remains from the 5th century BC confirmed the existence of a city at the sea, trading with Greeks and Gauls. The presence of an Etruscan necropolis, discovered during excavations in the Arena Garibaldi in 1991, confirmed its Etruscan origins.


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