Tuscany

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Tuscany ( ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy ; It is located in the western centre of the country and its capital is Florence. In 2020, it counts, the Tuscans, spread over an area of .

A cradle of Renaissance and humanism, his exceptionally rich political and cultural history allowed him to give his language to Italy, as well as authors such as Dante, Boccace and Petrarch, political figures such as Cosme l'Ancienne, Laurent le Magnifique, Machiavel and Catherine de Médicis, artists such as Brunelleschi, Fra Angelico, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci and Michel Angele and an immense architectural heritage.

Its economy is based primarily on tourism, agriculture and the fashion industry.

Geography

In triangular shape, Tuscany is located in central Italy, between the northern part of the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Apennines. It also includes a group of islands called the Tuscan archipelago. Tuscany has an area of about . Surrounded and crossed by large mountain ranges and some very fertile plains, the region has a relief that is dominated by hilly countries. The most important activity is agriculture.

While the mountains cover 25% of the total area () and the plains 8.4%, almost all of which coincide with the Arno River Valley (), the hills occupy two thirds (66.5%) of the total area of the region, covering .

The climate is relatively mild in coastal areas, but it is more rigorous and rainy inside, with considerable temperature fluctuations between winter and summer.

Location

It is adjacent to the north-west of Liguria, to the north of Emilia-Romagna, to the east of Marches and Umbria, to the south of Lazio.

It is bordered to the northeast by the Apennines, to the northwest by the Apuan Alps and is watered from east to west by the Arno.

Some Italian territories of Tuscany:

Climate
Tuscany has a Mediterranean climate. The four seasons follow in a marked manner, characterized by warm and dry summers and mild winters; but there are significant variations between the coast, with milder climate and the hinterland, colder.

Population

Tuscany counts (according to the 2016 census). The main cities are:

History

The word Toscana ("Toscana") appears at . It comes from the Latin word Tuscia which designates, from , the ancient Etruria or Tuscia, country of Etruscans, located between the Tiber and the Arno.

Era of Etruscan Civilization
The Etruscans appear in history and reach the climax of their civilization to the Submissive by Rome, they are totally absorbed by Roman civilization at the

The Etruria, the territory of their regional dodecapole, corresponded approximately to that of the present Tuscany.

Thanks to a powerful fleet which they had formed, the Etruscans established with the East (Greece, Cyprus, Syria), Gaul