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Fortress / Tower, 1284
Torre della Zecca
Tower in Florence, Italy
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Historic Centre of Florence”
At a glance
- Type
- Fortress / Tower
- Period
- Middle Ages, 1284
- Coordinates
- 43°45′59″ N, 11°16′07″ E
About
Piazza Piave is a square on the viali di Circonvallazione in Florence, Italy. It marks the eastern boundary of the historic city centre on the north bank of the river Arno. At its centre is the Torre della Zecca.
It marks the junction between five traffic arteries - the Lungarno della Zecca Vecchia, the Lungarno Pecori Giraldi, the viale della Giovine Italia, via dei Malcontenti and via Tripoli.
Inside the city wall, at the junction between via Tripoli and via dei Malcontenti, the square widens - this space is recorded on the carta del Buonsignori (1565) as the "Sepolture dei Giudei" or Jewish Cemetery. It was known as the Piazza della Zecca Vecchia until 1919, when it was renamed in honour of the Battle of Piave River.
Several buses stop at the square, which is wheelchair accessible.
Text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Full article: «Torre della Zecca».
Timeline
- 1284Built
Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).
Photos
Getting there
Firenze Campo di MarteTrain, nearest
1.4 km as the crow flies
Torre della Zecca
Aeroporto Firenze Amerigo Vespucci7.1 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Torre della Zecca?
Torre della Zecca is in Florence, in the province of Firenze (Tuscany), Italy. GPS coordinates: 43.76641, 11.26853.
How old is Torre della Zecca?
Wikidata dates it to 1284.
What else is there to see near Torre della Zecca?
Nearby you’ll find: Villino Travaglini (200 m away), San Girolamo delle Poverine Ingesuate (200 m away), Teatro Brendel (300 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Torre della Zecca Vecchia 04 — sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hotel river (Firenze), terrazza 08 torre della zecca vecchia — sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Italie, Florence, Torre de la Zecca (50131083062) — Marie Thérèse Hébert & Jean Robert Thibault from Québec, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Torre della Zecca - Firenze — Anna.Massini, CC BY 4.0
- Torre della zecca 12 — sailko, CC BY 2.5
- Torre della Zecca Vecchia 01 — sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Torre della zecca vecchia e pescaia vista da san niccolò — sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Torre della Zecca Vecchia-Florence — Yair Haklai, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Via Ghibellina, Firenze, Torre della Zecca — Mongolo1984, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences