Anchiano

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Anchiano
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Leonardo da Vinci's possible birthplace
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Anchiano
Location of Anchiano in Italy
Coordinates: 43°47′57″N10°56′17″E / 43.79917°N 10.93806°E / 43.79917; 10.93806
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Flag of Tuscany.svg  Tuscany
Province Florence (FI)
Comune Vinci
Elevation
210 m (690 ft)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Anchiano is a hamlet ( frazione ) in the comune of Vinci, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, central Italy.

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The village is known for the ancient Villa del Ferrale, with its chapel, Santi Antonio e Francesco. [1]

Notable residents

Notes

  1. "Villa del Ferrale". Tuscany official website (in Italian). Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  2. "La Casa Natale di Leonardo". Museo Leonardiano (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. Esaak, Shelley (9 July 2018). "What Was Leonardo's Name?". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 24 December 2018.


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