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Florence

Ontariovillage

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Elevation50 m
Land area102.32 km²
Coordinates42.66°, -82.01°

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City facts

Elevation
50 m
Area
102.32 km²
head of government
Sara Funaro
Nickname
Florence
Official website
www.comune.fi.it

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Florence, a village in Ontario, Canada, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Coordinates of 42.657°, -82.008° situate Florence in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,378 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 54% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

History

Florence originated as a Roman city, and later, after a long period as a flourishing trading and banking medieval commune, it was the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. It was politically, economically, and culturally one of the most important cities in Europe and the world from the 14th to 16th centuries. the Florentine dialect, above all the local dialects, was adopted as the basis for a national literary language. Starting from the late Middle Ages, Florentine money in the form of the gold florin financed the development of industry all over Europe, from Britain to Bruges, to Lyon and Hungary. Florentine bankers financed the English kings during the Hundred Years' War. They similarly financed the papacy, including the construction of their provisional capital of Avignon and, after their return to Rome, the reconstruction and Renaissance embellishment of Rome. Florence was home to the Medici, one of European history's most important noble families. Lorenzo de' Medici was considered a political and cultural mastermind of Italy in the late 15th century. Two members of the family were popes in the early 16th century: Leo X and Clement VII. Catherine de' Medici married King Henry II of France and, after his death in 1559, reigned as regent in France. Marie de' Medici married Henry IV of France and gave birth to the future King Louis XIII. The Medici reigned as Grand Dukes of Tuscany, starting with Cosimo I de' Medici in 1569 and ending with the death of Gian Gastone de' Medici in 1737. The Kingdom of Italy, which was established in 1861, moved its capital from Turin to Florence in 1865, although the capital was moved to Rome in 1871. Florence was established by the Romans in 59 BC as a colony for veteran soldiers and was built in the style of an army camp.…

Geography

Florence lies in a basin formed by the hills of Careggi, Fiesole, Settignano, Arcetri, Poggio Imperiale and Bellosguardo (Florence). The Arno river, three other minor rivers (Mugnone, Ema and Greve) and some streams flow through it. Florence has a Mediterranean climate (Csa). It has hot summers with moderate or light rainfall and cool, damp winters. As Florence lacks a prevailing wind, summer temperatures are higher than along the coast, with an average of 71 days with maximum temperature above . and there are approximately 28.5 days with minimum temperature below the freezing point. {|style="width:100%;text-align:center;line-height:1.2em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" class="wikitable mw-collapsible" |- !Colspan=14|Climate data for Florence |- !Month !Jan !Feb !Mar !Apr !May !Jun !Jul !Aug !Sep !Oct !Nov !Dec !style="border-left-width:medium"|Year |- !Mean daily daylight hours |style="background:#E9E900;color:#000000;"|9.0 |style="background:#F0F011;color:#000000;"|10.0 |style="background:#FFFF33;color:#000000;"|12.0 |style="background:#FFFF44;color:#000000;"|13.0 |style="background:#FFFF66;color:#000000;"|15.0 |style="background:#FFFF66;color:#000000;"|15.0 |style="background:#FFFF66;color:#000000;"|15.0 |style="background:#FFFF55;color:#000000;"|14.0 |style="background:#FFFF33;color:#000000;"|12.0 |style="background:#F7F722;color:#000000;"|11.0 |style="background:#F0F011;color:#000000;"|10.0 |style="background:#E9E900;color:#000000;"|9.0 |style="background:#FFFF34;color:#000000;border-left-width:medium"|12.1 |- !Average Ultraviolet index |style="background:#289500;color:#000000;"|1 |style="background:#289500;color:#000000;"|2 |style="background:#f7e400;color:#000000;"|4 |style="background:#f7e400;color:#000000;"|5 |style="background:#f85900;color:#000000;"|7…

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Geography

Latitude
42.6566
Longitude
-82.0081
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
77,651
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    2,578
  • Northern Cardinal
    Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,511
  • Blue Jay
    Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,388
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    2,179
  • Mourning Dove
    Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,160
  • American Goldfinch
    Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,983
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,943
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
    Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,890

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
3
Largest event
2011-02-23

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.78
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,378

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
55,229
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1,841
Attention level
Popular

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Florence

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library