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Description Tuscany / Toscana

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Tuscany is a region in Central Italy known for its beautiful landscapes, its rich artistic legacy and vast influence on high culture.
It is a birthplace of the Italian Renaissance.

In the Italian War of Independence in the 1860s,
Tuscany was transferred from Austria to the newly unified nation of Italy.

During WWII, it was a site of the Italian Social Republic, last stand of the Mussolini's fascist regime.
After the WWII, Tuscany once more flourished as the cultural center of Italy.
Area: 22.993 sq km
Pop : 3.750.000
Cap : Florence / Firenze

There are some autonomist movements active in the region, including Lega Nord Toscane with 6.5% support of the voters in 2010.

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