Florence is a city in Tuscany, in the west-central part of Italy. In the 1300s and 1400s it was one of the richest and most powerful cities in Europe: bankers, cloth merchants, and the Medici family made it a centre of painting, sculpture, and fine buildings. People still go there to see that older Florence — churches, palaces, and art from the time we call the Renaissance.

Florence佛羅倫斯 is a city是一座城市 in Tuscany在托斯卡尼， in the west-central part of Italy位於義大利中西部。 In the 1300s and 1400s在14、15世紀時 it它 was one of the richest and most powerful cities in Europe是歐洲最富有、最強盛的城市之一： bankers, cloth merchants, and the Medici family銀行家、布商，還有麥地奇家族 made it a centre of讓它成為...的中心 painting, sculpture, and fine buildings繪畫、雕刻和精美建築。 People still go there人們現在還是會去那裡 to see that older Florence看那個更古老的佛羅倫斯 —— churches, palaces, and art教堂、宮殿和藝術品 from the time we call the Renaissance來自我們稱為文藝復興的那個時代。

Italians call the city Firenze; Florence is the name English (and French) speakers use.

Italians義大利人 call the city把這座城市叫做 Firenze「Firenze」； Florence「Florence」 is the name是 English (and French) speakers use英語（和法語）使用者用的名字。

The same spelling is also an English woman's name, which became popular because of Florence Nightingale, a famous nurse who was born in this city. When the word names a place, though, it is this Italian city, not a person.

The same spelling同樣的拼法 is also也是 an English woman's name一個英文女性的名字， which而這個名字 became popular because of會流行起來是因為 Florence Nightingale南丁格爾， a famous nurse一位有名的護士 who她 was born in this city就是在這座城市出生的。 When the word names a place不過當這個字用來指一個地方時， though it它 is this Italian city指的是這座義大利城市， not a person而不是一個人。