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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Historic Centre of San Gimignano' has mentioned 'Town' in the following places:
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| San GimignanoComuneComune di San GimignanoView of the town from the south Coat of armsLocation of San Gimignano San GimignanoLocation of San Gimignano in ItalyShow map of ItalySan GimignanoSan Gimignano (Tuscany)Show map of TuscanyCoordinates: 43xc2xb028xe2x80xb205xe2x80xb3N 11xc2xb002xe2x80xb231xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf43.468xc2xb0N 11.042xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 43.468; 11.042Coordinates: 43xc2xb028xe2x80xb205xe2x80xb3N 11xc2xb002xe2x80xb231xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf43.468xc2xb0N 11.042xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 43.468; 11.042CountryItalyRegionTuscanyProvinceSiena (SI)FrazioniBadia a Elmi, Castel San Gimignano, Pancole, San Donato, Santa Lucia, UlignanoGovernmentxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0MayorAndrea Marrucci (PD)Area[1]xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total138xc2xa0km2 (53xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Elevation324xc2xa0m (1,063xc2xa0ft)Populationxc2xa0(31 December 2016)[2]xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total7,780xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Density56/km2 (150/sqxc2xa0mi)Demonym(s)SangimignanesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code53037Dialingxc2xa0code0577Patron saintSt. | WIKI |
| San Gimignano (Italian pronunciation:xc2xa0[san dxcax92imixc9xb2xcbx88xc9xb2axcbx90no]) is a small walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, north-central Italy. | WIKI |
| Known as the Town of Fine Towers, San Gimignano is famous for its medieval architecture, unique in the preservation of about a dozen of its tower houses,[3] which, with its hilltop setting and encircling walls, form "an unforgettable skyline". | WIKI |
| [4] The town also is known for saffron, the Golden Ham, and its white wine, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, produced from the ancient variety of Vernaccia grape which is grown on the sandstone hillsides of the area. | WIKI |
| From 929 the town was ruled by the bishops of Volterra. | WIKI |
| However, the peace of the town was disturbed for the next two centuries by conflict between the Guelphs and the Ghibellines, and family rivalries within San Gimignano. | WIKI |
| While the official patron is Saint Geminianus, the town also honours Saint Fina, known also as Seraphina and Serafina, who was born in San Gimignano 1238 and whose feast day is 12 March. | WIKI |
| [9] The house said to be her home still stands in the town. | WIKI |
| [8] The town submitted to the rule of Florence. | WIKI |
| At the heart of the town are four squares: the Piazza Duomo, on which stands the Collegiate Church; the Piazza della Cisterna, the Piazza Pecori and the Piazza delle Erbe. | WIKI |
| To the north of the town is another significant square, Piazza Agostino, on which stands the Church of Sant' Agostino. | WIKI |
| The locations of the Collegiate Church and Sant' Agostino's and their piazzas effectively divide the town into two regions. | WIKI |
| The town of San Gimignano has many examples of Romanesque and Gothic architecture. | WIKI |
| This Piazza, entered from Via San Giovanni, is the main square of the town. | WIKI |
| At the centre of the piazza stands a well which was the main source of water for the town's residents. | WIKI |
| There are many churches in the town: the two main ones are the Collegiata, formerly a cathedral, and Sant'Agostino, housing many artworks from early Italian renaissance artists. | WIKI |
| The Communal Palace, once seat of the podestxc3xa0, is currently home of the town gallery, with works by Pinturicchio, Benozzo Gozzoli, Filippino Lippi, Domenico di Michelino, Pier Francesco Fiorentino and others. | WIKI |
| The frescoes that the women save from being destroyed during the German Army's withdrawal are inside the Duomo, the town's main church. | WIKI |
| The account of this episode is, to a large extent, fictional, because, although there are reports of intended retribution against the town,[16] there is no evidence of a plan to destroy the churches. | WIKI |
| Franco Zeffirelli used San Gimignano as a stand-in for the town of Assisi in his 1972 Saint Francis of Assisi biopic Brother Sun, Sister Moon. | WIKI |
| A 15th-century version of the town is featured in the 2009 video game Assassin's Creed II. | WIKI |
| The town became independent in 1199 and between the 11th and the 13th century the noble families and upper middle-class merchants who controlled the free town built many fortified tower houses (probably 72) as symbols of their wealth and power. | UNESCO |
| The town grew around two principal squares: the triangular Piazza della Cisterna, ornamented with a lovely central well, and the Piazza Duomo, dating from the late 13th century with its more intricate layout containing the majority of public and private monuments. | UNESCO |
| After 1353, the town went into a period of decline due to waves of famine and plague that caused a drastic decrease in population. | UNESCO |
| Within a hundred years, the town was downgraded to the level of the other lands under the Florentine control. | UNESCO |
| This status, however, prevented the town from the urban renewal that transformed many Italian historical towns after the Middle Ages. | UNESCO |
| The town also has several masterpieces of Italian art dating to the 14th and 15th centuries. | UNESCO |
| The buildings within the townxe2x80x99s double wall provide a shining example of medieval architecture with influences of Florentine, Sienese, and Pisan styles from the 12th to the 14th century.Criterion (i): The Historic Centre of San Gimignano contains a series of masterpieces of 14th and 15th century Italian art in their original architectural settings, including: in the Cathedral, the fresco of The Last Judgment, Heaven and Hell by Taddeo di Bartolo (1393), The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian by Benozzo Gozzoli (1465) and above all the magnificent frescoes by Domenico Ghirlandaio such as the cycle of Santa Fina (1475) and the Annunciation in the Baptistery (1482). | UNESCO |
| Whereas in San Gimignano, whose incastellamento goes back to 998, the 14 towers proudly rising above its palaces, preserve the look of a feudal Tuscan town controlled by rival factions ever ready for conflict. | UNESCO |
| Inside, the medieval town contains all the elements that contribute to its Outstanding Universal Value: towers and tower houses, noble palaces rich in stone and terracotta decorations, late Roman churches, as well as the urban pattern of streets. | UNESCO |
| The unique skyline of the town, loftily perched in a dominant position, can be enjoyed from the main visual cones. | UNESCO |
| In addition, the historic town is under risk of seismic activity in the region and landslides on the hill. | UNESCO |
| At the municipal level, the town plan (Piano Strutturale 2007) and its enforcement instruments set detailed regulations for public and private interventions regarding the historical centre and the landscape of San Gimignano. | UNESCO |
| These rules are designed to protect and enhance the historic urban fabric and the original town settlement. | UNESCO |
| Specifically, this means that inside the historic centre the only interventions allowed are the ones focused on the preservation and rescue of the typical, morphological and formal features of the existing buildings and their setting as well as of all the elements that contribute to the definition of the townxe2x80x99s identity. | UNESCO |
| This group includes the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (Ministero per i Beni e le Attivitxc3xa0 Culturali), responsible for the protection and preservation of cultural heritage, and the municipal administration that defines and carries out strategies for preservation and management using town planning instruments and regulations. | UNESCO |