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Volterra

Volterra (; Latin: Volaterrae) is a walled mountaintop town in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its history dates from before the 8th century BC and it has substantial structures from the Etruscan, Roman, and Medieval periods.

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Volterra is a walled town perched on a mountaintop in Tuscany, Italy, with a history stretching back to before the 8th century BC. It matters to historians and visitors because it contains well-preserved structures from three major periods—Etruscan, Roman, and Medieval—making it an important window into ancient Italian civilization.

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Italian comune.name: Volterra
Italian comune.official_name: Città di Volterra
Italian comune.image_skyline: Volterra from above. June 2024.jpg
Italian comune.image_shield: Volterra-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.region: Tuscany
Italian comune.province: Pisa (PI)
Italian comune.frazioni: Mazzolla, Montemiccioli, Saline di Volterra, Villamagna
Italian comune.mayor_party: PD
Italian comune.mayor: Giacomo Santi
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 252
Italian comune.population_total: 9366
Italian comune.population_as_of: 2025
Italian comune.population_demonym: Volterrani
Italian comune.elevation_m: 531
Italian comune.saint: St. Justus and Clement
Italian comune.day: June 5
Italian comune.postal_code: 56048
Italian comune.area_code: 0588

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: comune of Italy
Official name: Volterra
Country: Italy
Located in: Province of Pisa
Population: 9537
Area: 252.85
Elevation: 531
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Gambassi Terme
Official website: www.comune.volterra.pi.it
Image: Volterra al atardecer (5113682960).jpg
Dialing code: 0588
Licence plate code: PI

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twinned administrative body: Boujdour
Commons category: Volterra
postal code: 56048
topic's main category: Category:Volterra
category for people born here: Category:Births in Volterra
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Volterra
category of associated people: Category:People from Volterra
Commons gallery: Volterra
heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site
street address: Ufficio Turistico, Piazza dei Priori 20, Volterra
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
P11012: Inger Hagerup
name: Volterra
has certification: Bandiera arancione
native label: Volterra

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections

Contents

History
Climate
Culture
Transport
Municipal government
Main sights
Notable people
In popular culture
Twin cities
Gallery
References
Bibliography
External links

== History == Volterra, known to the ancient Etruscans as Velathri or Vlathri and to the Romans as Volaterrae, is a town and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy. The site is believed to have been continuously inhabited as a city since at least the end of the 8th century BC.

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