Contrada de la Selva (Forest) (Siena)

Italy / Toscana / Siena
 invisible, town district, historic district
Selva runs west from the Piazza del Campo in the centre of the city. Traditionally, its residents were weavers, but when the contrade were mainly military they had a reputation for being excellent archers.

Selva's symbol is a rhinoceros at the base of an oak tree hung with hunting tools. Its colours are green and orange, bordered with white.

INSIGNA — A rhinoceros at the foot of an oak with hunting tools.
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Coordinates:   43°19'4"N   11°19'43"E
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