Pienza
Pienza | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Pienza | |
Location of Pienza | |
| Coordinates: 43°04′43″N 11°40′44″E / 43.07861°N 11.67889°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Siena (SI) |
| Frazioni | Cosona, La Foce, Monticchiello, Palazzo Massaini, Spadaletto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manolo Garosi |
| Area | |
• Total | 122.96 km2 (47.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 491 m (1,611 ft) |
| Population (28 February 2017) | |
• Total | 2,091 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pientini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 53026 |
| Dialing code | 0578 |
| Patron saint | St. Andrew the Apostle |
| Saint day | November 30 |
| Website | Official website |
| Official name | Historic Centre of the City of Pienza |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i)(ii)(iv) |
| Reference | 789 |
| Inscription | 1996 (20th Session) |
| Area | 4.41 ha (10.9 acres) |
Pienza (Italian pronunciation: [piˈɛntsa]) is a town and comune in the province of Siena, Tuscany, in the historical region of Val d'Orcia. Situated between the towns of Montepulciano and Montalcino, it is considered the "touchstone of Renaissance urbanism".
In 1996, UNESCO declared the town a World Heritage Site, and in 2004 the entire valley, the Val d'Orcia, was included on the list of UNESCO's World Cultural Landscapes.