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Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2013, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.

Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called "the Athens of the Middle Ages". A turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city was the capital of the recently established Kingdom of Italy. The Florentine dialect forms the base of Standard Italian and it became the language of culture throughout Italy due to the prestige of the masterpieces by Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolo Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini.

The city attracts millions of tourists each year, and the Historic Centre of Florence was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. The city is noted for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments. The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, it has been ranked by "Forbes" as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

1. What is the capital of Tuscany?
2. Is it also Tuscany's most populous city?
3. With how many residents in 2013?
4. How many in its surrounding metropolis?
5. It was considered the birthplace of what?
6. What nickname has it been coined?
7. Was it historically a poor city?
8. Which powerful family once ruled the area?
9. What area was declared a World Heritage Site?
10. When?
11. What language does the area speak?
12. Why did this become the default language?
13. What does the city still influence to this day?
14. What did "Forbes" rank it as?
15. Due to what?
16. What famous galleries are located there?
17. How many tourists visit the area yearly?
1. Florence
2. yes
3. 383,083
4. over 1,520,000
5. birthplace of the Renaissance
6. "the Athens of the Middle Ages"
7. no
8. the Medici family
9. Historic Centre of Florence
10. in 1982
11. Standard Italian
12. due to the prestige of the masterpieces by Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolo Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini.
13. The city is noted for its culture
14. one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
15. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage
16. the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti,
17. millions