Cortona
Italian town and comune
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Summary
Cortona is a comune of Italy[1]. Cortona ranks in the top 2% of comune of italy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,950 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Province of Arezzo[3]
- Country: Italy[4]
- Capital: Cortona[5]
- Official language: Italian[6]
- Shares border with: Arezzo[7], Castiglion Fiorentino[8], Castiglione del Lago[9], Città di Castello[10], Foiano della Chiana[11], Lisciano Niccone[12], Montepulciano[13], Sinalunga[14], Torrita di Siena[15], Tuoro sul Trasimeno[16], Umbertide[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Roman[18], Château-Chinon (Ville)[19], Krujë[20], Budapest District XI[21], Athens[22]
- Postal code: 52044[23]
- Commons category: Cortona[24]
- Licence plate code: AR[25]
- Patron saint: Margaret of Cortona[26]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[27], UTC+02:00[28]
- Local dialing code: 0575[29]
- Official website: http://www.comune.cortona.ar.it/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cortona[31]
- Commons gallery: Cortona[32]
- Population: 22,057[33], 22,269[34], 21,133[35]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Cortona[36]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37], Pauly–Wissowa[38]
- Official name: Cortona[39]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Cortona[40]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Cortona[41]
- Demonym: cortonesi[42]
- Native label: Cortona[43]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Cortona[44]
- Elevation above sea level: 494 m[45]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Cortona covers an area of 342.97 km²[46].
Why It Matters
Cortona has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Cortona is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]