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Comune di Volterra
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Volterra in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Toscana
Province	Pisa (PI)
Mayor	Cesare Bartaloni (since June 2004)

Elevation	531 m (1,742 ft)
Area	252 km² (97 sq mi)
Population (as of December 31, 2004)
- Total	11,309
- Density	45/km² (117/sq mi)
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	43°24′N, 10°52′E
Gentilic	Volterrani
Dialing code	0588
Postal code	56048
Frazioni	Saline di Volterra, Villamagna
Patron	St. Justus
- Day	June 5
Website: www.comune.volterra.pi.it

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1 History
2 Main sights
3 Volterra in popular fiction
4 Twin cities
5 External links
6 Gallery

History

The town was a Neolithic settlement and an important Etruscan center with an original civilization; it became a municipium in the Roman Age. The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos The city was a bishop's residence in the fifth century and its episcopal power was affirmed during the twelfth century. With the decline of the episcopate, Volterra was the subject of the interest of Florence, which defeated Volterra many times though rebellions sometimes took place. Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany When the Florentian Republic fell in 1530, Volterra came under the control of the Medici family and later followed the history of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. The Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Granducato di Toscana Magnus Ducatus Tusciae was a state in central Italy that existed from 1569 to 1859 replacing the Duchy of Florence

Main sights

A view of Volterra.

The Roman Theatre.

Roman Theatre (1st century BC), excavated in the 1950s.
Piazza dei Priori, one of Italy's most beautiful squares.
Palazzo dei Priori
Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta. The Palazzo dei Priori Perugia is among the most renowned civic structures built by Italian communes of Central Italy during the High Middle Ages to house their city It was enlarged in the 13th century after an earthquake. It houses a ciborium and some angles by Mino da Fiesole, a notable wood Deposition (1228), a masterwork of Romanesque sculpture and the Sacrament Chapel, with paintings by Santi di Tito, Giovanni Balducci and Agostino Veracini. A ciborium (plural ciboria) is a covered container used in Roman Catholic, Anglican, and related churches to store the consecrated hosts Mino da Fiesole (also known as Mino di Giovanni; c 1429 &ndash July 11 1484) was an Italian sculptor from Poppi, Tuscany Santi di Tito (1536 - 1602 or 1603 was an Italian painter of Late- Mannerist or proto- Baroque style what is sometimes referred to as Contra-Maniera Giovanni Balducci, called Il Cosci after his maternal uncle (c In the center of the vault are fragments of an Eternal Father by Niccolò Circignani. Niccolò Circignani (c 1530/1535 - c 1590 was an Italian painter of the late- Renaissance or Mannerist period Also noteworthy is the Addolorata Chapel, with a terracotta group attributed to Andrea della Robbia and a fresco of Riding Magi by Benozzo Gozzoli. Andrea della Robbia ( October 24 1435 - August 4 1525) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor especially in Ceramics He was Benozzo Gozzoli (c 1421 &ndash 1497 was an Italian Renaissance painter from Florence In the nearby chapel, dedicate to the Very Holy Name of Jesus, is a table with Christ's monogram, allegedly painted by Bernardine of Siena. Saint Bernardino of Siena (sometimes Bernardine, September 8 1380 &ndash May 20, 1444) was an Italian priest preacher The rectangular bell tower is from 1493.
Medicean Fortress (Maschio), now a penitentiary.
Guarnacci Etruscan Museum, with thousands of funeral urns dating back to the Hellenistic and Archaic periods. An urn is a Vase, ordinarily covered and without handles that usually has a narrowed neck above a footed Pedestal. This article focuses on the cultural aspects of the Hellenistic age for the historical aspects see Hellenistic period. The archaic period in Greece ( 750 BC 480 BC) is a period of Ancient Greek history

Outside the city, in direction of Lajatico, is the Medici Villa di Spedaletto. Lajatico is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 km southwest of Also in the neighborhood, in the Valle Bona area, are excavations of Etruscan tombs. For the New York prison see The Tombs. A Tomb is a repository for the remains of the dead.

Volterra in popular fiction

Volterra is an important location in Stephenie Meyer's bestselling novel New Moon. Stephenie Morgan Meyer (born December 24 1973 is an American Author. New Moon is a young adult fantasy-romance novel by author Stephenie Meyer. In the story, Volterra is home to the Volturi, a type of royal family of vampires. They live under the city and use one of the ancient and beautiful buildings to lure tourists to their deaths.
It is also mentioned briefly in Thomas Harris's Hannibal, by Inspector Pazzi to the kidnappper Carlo. Thomas Harris (born April 11, 1940) is an American Author of crime Novels most notably The Silence Hannibal is a novel by Thomas Harris, a third part of a series involving his iconic psychopathic character Hannibal Lecter.

Twin cities

Mende, France
Wunsiedel, Germany

External links

Gallery

Sunset in Volterra countryside	Picture on the hillside	Volterra: the Cathedral and the tower of "Palazzo dei Priori"	Volterra: Medicean castle
Volterra Town Hall: "Palazzo dei Priori"	Interior of Minucci-Solaini Palace	A street in Volterra: "via dei sarti"	Houses on a hillside in Volterra
Balze di Volterra	Balze di Volterra and S. Mende is a commune of France, in the Lozère département, of which it is the préfecture (capital This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Wunsiedel is a Town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the Fichtelgebirge mountains at the bottom of the Kösseine Plateau Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Giusto's Church	The Roman Theatre (in summer)	Another view of the Roman Theatre (in summer)