Firenze
1. General Information :
Firenze (English: Florence) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany (1,500,000 in the metropolitan area).
The city lies on the River Arno and is known for its history and its importance in the Middle Ages and in the Renaissance, especially for its art and architecture. From 1865 to 1870 the city was also the capital of the Kingdom of Italy.
The historic centre of Florence attracts millions of tourists each year and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982.
Population: 367 000 inhabitants
Location: Italy
Website of the crime prevention service
Twinned with:
- Budapest (Hungary),
- Reims (France),
- Dresden, Kassel (Germany),
- Valladolid (Spain),
- Riga (Latvia),
- Edinburgh (United Kingdom),
- Tirana (Albania),
- Turku (Finland),
- Athens (Greece),
- Fès (Marocco)
2. The city in our network :
The city and Efus:
Member since: 1998
Attended :
- International Conference Security, Democracy and Cities, Saragossa, Spain, November 4th-6th 2006
- Towards a European framework for Prevention, Meeting at the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium, February 23rd 2006
- General Assembly, Piacenza, Italy, June 10th 2005
The City and the Italian Forum (FISU)
Participated in:
Attended :
- General Assembly, Piacenza, Italy, June 10th 2005
3. Best Practice Forms :
- Intervention Project on Prostitution and Trafficking
- Operazione piccole cose
4. Further information :
News from the city :