Contrada de Girafa (Giraffe) (Siena)
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invisible, town district, historic district
Giraffa is an affluent area of the city situated to the north-east of the Piazza del Campo. Traditionally, its residents were painters.
Giraffa has the title of contrada imperiale (imperial contrada). It was bestowed this title by King Vittorio Emanuele III when it won the palio in 1936, the year the race was dedicated to Italy's empire in East Africa.
INSIGNA — A giraffe leaded by a Moor and a ribbon with the inscription "Humbertus I dedit (devoted)".
Giraffa has the title of contrada imperiale (imperial contrada). It was bestowed this title by King Vittorio Emanuele III when it won the palio in 1936, the year the race was dedicated to Italy's empire in East Africa.
INSIGNA — A giraffe leaded by a Moor and a ribbon with the inscription "Humbertus I dedit (devoted)".
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 43°19'16"N 11°20'4"E
- Mestre 254 km
- Peninsula of Tihany 649 km
- Vinohrady (Vineyards) 789 km
- Nové Město pražské 790 km
- Fabric neighbourhood 831 km
- Místek 887 km
- Frýdek 889 km
- Neutral Moresnet 921 km
- Neutral Moresnet 921 km
- Falsterbo 1349 km
- Contrada de Drago (Dragon) 0.5 km
- Contrada de Istrice (porcupine) 0.7 km
- Contrada de Onda (Wave) 0.7 km
- Contrada de Niccio (Shell) 0.7 km
- Contrada de Valdimontone (Ram) 0.8 km
- Contrada de Pantera (Panther) 0.9 km
- Contrada de Tartuca (Tortoise) 1 km
- Contrada de Ciocchiola (Snail) 1.1 km
- Siena-Ampugnano Airport 10 km
- Royal Golf La Bagnaia 12 km