Province of Arezzo

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Province of Arezzo
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CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Tuscany
Capital(s) Arezzo
Comuni 36
Government
  PresidentSilvia Chiassai Martini
Area
  Total3,233 km2 (1,248 sq mi)
Population
 (31 August 2017)
  Total343,676
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
GDP
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  Total€9.445 billion (2015)
  Per capita€27,315 (2015)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
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Telephone prefixn/a
Vehicle registration AR
ISTAT 051

The province of Arezzo (Italian : provincia di Arezzo) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Arezzo. The province is bordered by the regions of Marche, Emilia-Romagna, Umbria, and the provinces Siena and Florence of Tuscany. [2] It has an area of 3,233 square kilometres (1,248 sq mi) and a total population of about 344,000 in 36 comuni (sg.: comune ). [3] [4]

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The north of the province of Arezzo contains the Pratomagno and Casentino mountain ranges and valleys, and the southern areas of the region contain the fertile Tiber and Chiana valleys. [2] The province capital Arezzo was a major Etruscan urban centre known as Aritim, and a wall was built around the province in this period of rule. In Roman times, the settlement was given the Latinized name Arretium and expanded down from the hills. Arretium assisted Ancient Rome in the Punic Wars against Ancient Carthage. After attacks from barbarians, the settlement mostly disappeared in around 400 AD. [2]

Towards the end of the 11th century, the settlement grew again into a city, despite being located near the powerful nations of Siena and Florence. Its location led to its ownership changing repeatedly; Florence owned the province after the Battle of Campaldino, later lost authority over it, and then annexed it again in 1384. [2] Florence possessed the province until 1859, when Tuscany was annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia during the Risorgimento . The province is in close proximity to Camaldoli, ancestral seat of the Camaldolese monks. [2]

The Romito di Laterina, the bridge in the background of the Mona Lisa, is located in the province of Arezzo, in the municipality of Laterina. [5]

Communes

The main comuni by population are: [4]

ComunePopulation
Arezzo 100,734
Montevarchi 24,119
Cortona 23,031
San Giovanni Valdarno 17,190
Sansepolcro 16,391
Castiglion Fiorentino 13,529
Bibbiena 12,735
Terranuova Bracciolini 12,172
Bucine 10,178
Cavriglia 9,282
Foiano della Chiana 9,423
Civitella in Val di Chiana 9,143
Monte San Savino 8,687

Government

List of presidents of the province of Arezzo

 PresidentTerm startTerm endParty
Franco Parigi 19851990 Italian Communist Party
Mauro Tarchi 19901995 Democratic Party of the Left
Democrats of the Left
19951999
Vincenzo Ceccarelli 19992004 Democrats of the Left
Democratic Party
20042009
Roberto Vasai 20092014 Democratic Party
20142018
Silvia Chiassai Martini 2018Incumbent Independent (centre-right)

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