Corsignano

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Corsignano is the former name of the Tuscan village later rebuilt and renamed Pienza, best known as the birthplace of Pope Pius II.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Corsignano canonical 3

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former settlement
historic village
birthplaceOf Enea Silvio Piccolomini
Pope Pius II
country Italy
currentNameOfLocality Pienza
currentStatus no longer used as official toponym
formerNameOf Pienza
hasSuccessorSettlement Renaissance town of Pienza
heritageContext part of the cultural landscape of Val d'Orcia
historicalEra Middle Ages
languageHistoricallySpoken Italian
laterUrbanForm ideal Renaissance city of Pienza
locatedIn Tuscany
Val d'Orcia
linked to: Val d’Orcia

central Italy
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Comune of Pienza
linked to: Pienza

Province of Siena
locatedNear Crete Senesi
Mount Amiata
Orcia river valley
notableAs birthplace of Pope Pius II
partOf historic region of Tuscany
rebuiltByArchitect Bernardo Rossellino
rebuiltUnder Pope Pius II
regionHistorically Republic of Siena
religionHistorically Roman Catholicism
replacedBy Pienza
urbanDevelopment rebuilt in the 15th century

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pope Pius II birthPlace Corsignano
Pienza formerName Corsignano