BREAKING NEWS
Cloud Server Hosting For Online Businesses
Inexpensive SEO Services
Benefits of Wanting to play Free Online Slot machines
Anchiano

Summary

Anchiano is a hamlet (frazione) in the comune of Vinci, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, central Italy.

Anchiano
Frazione
Leonardo da Vinci's possible birthplace
Leonardo da Vinci's possible birthplace
Anchiano is located in Italy
Anchiano
Anchiano
Location of Anchiano in Italy
Coordinates: 43°47′57″N 10°56′17″E / 43.79917°N 10.93806°E / 43.79917; 10.93806
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
ProvinceFlorence (FI)
ComuneVinci
Elevation
210 m (690 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The village is known for the ancient Villa del Ferrale, with its chapel, Santi Antonio e Francesco.[1]

Notable residents edit

  • Leonardo da Vinci was born in a farmhouse near Anchiano on 15 April 1452.[2] His full name was "Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci", which means "Leonardo, son of Piero, from Vinci".[3] The house where Leonardo da Vinci was born is situated between Anchiano and Faltognano, about 3 km from Vinci.

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Villa del Ferrale". Tuscany official website (in Italian). Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  2. ^ "La Casa Natale di Leonardo". Museo Leonardiano (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. ^ Esaak, Shelley (9 July 2018). "What Was Leonardo's Name?". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 24 December 2018.

External links edit

  • Leonardo da Vinci's birthplace Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
  • Villa del Ferrale, official website