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<994/1272080> <994/1272079> <994/1272081> <994/1272082> <9> <9> <121> Pisa <122>, the capital of the province of Pisa, populated by around 90000 people, is close to Tuscany the Arnomündung.. The most famous feature is the <151> Leaning Tower <152>, which owes its famous inclination to the ground of muddy morass and sand, which deforms under the weight.. <9> It has also been found to be on the edge of a former island.. The tower has a tilt of 3.97 degrees.. <9> The trio of the tower, the adjacent cathedral, the baptistery and the cemetery was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987.. <9> <9> <994/1272083> <994/1272084> <994/1272085> <994/1272086> <9> <982> <9> Pisa is a student city.. In addition to a large university, the Scuola Normale Superiore and the Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna, elite colleges of the Italian state, have their headquarters in Pisa.. <9> These facilities teach a total of 40,000 students, which explains the youthfulness and liveliness of the city.. (of which, logically, during the holidays then nothing at all is noticeable, since these young people in the majority are not Pisans) <9> <9> Worth mentioning in Pisa is that the city itself is very well preserved.. Most tourists move in the orbit of the tower, so that other quarters are historically worth seeing and give an impression of the old Pisa.. <9> <982> <9> Historical <9> <9> Pisa´s story is very dense, colorful and highly interesting.. Therefore, only basic data can be mentioned here.. A very good outline <1001> provides the Wikipedia page} <9> <9> * first historical reference 225 v. Chr.. Chr. <9> * 180 BC. Roman colony, important for agriculture, quarries and wood processing (shipbuilding) <9> * 1003 AD War between Pisa and Lucca <9> * 1004 the Saracens storm Pisa and plunder a neighborhood, but are repulsed by the Pisans, which in turn attack targets in Calabria, Sicily and Africa <9> * 1075 Gregory VII approves its own code, which was confirmed in 1081 by a patent of Emperor Henry IV.. <9> * 1099 Participation in the First Crusade, which ended with the conquest of Jerusalem <9> * 1113 - 1115 Balearic Wars with great participation Pisas <9> * 1118 - 1132 The 14-year war with Genoa.. Grun Controversy over the naval power and the rule over Sardinia and Corsica <9> * 1222 outbreak of the war with Florence (because of a lap dog), again and again on flickering hostilities until 1259 <9> * In the Middle Ages Pisa is next to Genoa, Venice and Amalfi one The 4 maritime republics <9> * 1406 Loss of independence of Florence <9> * about 1400 Development of a separate, still lively city language <9> * 1409 Council of Pisa, in succession there were 3 popes (Rome, Avignon, Pisa) < 9> <982> <9> Attractions <9> <9> * The Leaning Tower (Torre pendente), Piazza dei Miracoli <9> * Camposanto Monumentale <9> * Santa Maria della Spina <9> * Santa Maria Cathedral Assunta, Piazza dei Miracoli <9> * Baptistry (baptismal dome), Piazza del Duomo <9> * The oldest botanical garden in the world (founded in 1543) <9> * Piazza dei Cavalieri with representative buildings in the old town <9> <982 > <9> Celebrations <9> <9> * Always on the last Sunday in June there is a <141> Giant Spectacle <142> when men from the neighborhoods n. north of the Arno try to push a 7-tonne car over the bridge on the south side of the Arno.. That in turn try to prevent the men of the southern neighborhoods.. As you can imagine for Italy, this all happens under a lot of screaming and Palaver and is really worth seeing.. <9> <982> <9> * The <141> Luminara <142> takes place on June 16 and is dedicated to San Ranieri, the city´s patron saint.. On this day or evening, all electric lights along the river Arno are extinguished and thousands of candles illuminate the promenades and buildings on the riverbank.. A breathtaking picture.. <9> <982> <9> * The <141> Regata di San Ranieri <142> will take place on 17 June.. Rowing teams from all quarters of the city will be competing in a race that ends in the city center on a 2km stretch.. <9> <9> <994/1272087> <994/1272088> <994/1272089> <994/1341185> <9> <982> <9> Museums <9> <9> * Museo dell´Opera del Duomo - original sculptures by Nicola Pisano and Giovanni Pisano and the Treasures of the Cathedral <9> * Museo delle Sinopie <9> * Museo Nazionale di S. Matteo - Masterpieces by Giovanni and Andrea Pisano, Simone Martini, Nino Pisano and Masaccio.. <9> <982> <9> The most famous Pisan is certainly Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642), ingenious.. Mathematician, physicist and astronomer.. <9> <9> <994/1341189> <994/1341192> <994/1341196> <994/1341198> <9>