Vinci in Cittΰ Metropolitana di Firenze, Tuscany, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)
Renzo Gemignani
Renzo Gemignani
Nato 1923
Arrestato 8.3.1944
Deportato
Mauthausen
Assassinato 28.5.1944
Ebensee
[English translation:]
Renzo Gemignani
Born 1923
Arrested March 8, 1944
Deported to Mauthausen
Murdered May 28, 1944
Ebensee
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Stolpersteine series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 8, 1944.
Location. 43° 47.21′ N, 10° 55.587′ E. Marker is in Vinci, Toscana (Tuscany), in Cittΰ Metropolitana di Firenze. It is at the intersection of Piazza Leonardo da Vinci and Via Montalbano, on the right when traveling south on Piazza Leonardo da Vinci. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 1, Vinci, Toscana 50059, Italy. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire, and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vinicio Lorenzini (here, next to this marker); Gino Giacomelli (here, next to this marker); Spartaco Fedi (here, next to this marker); Angiolo Masi (here, next to this marker); Piero Bastiani (here, next to this marker); Bruno Domenichini
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More about this marker. The marker is one of eight "Stumbling Stones" (German: Stolpersteine) that are embedded into the sidewalk across the street from Vinci's municipal building. The Stolpersteine are a multi-city project in Europe to remember local Holocaust victims. The eight men honored here were arrested together on March 8, 1944.
About 7,500 Italian Jews are believed to have died during the Holocaust.
Regarding Renzo Gemignani. Information about neither Gemignani's life nor his death at a Nazi concentration camp could be found, but details about Mauthausen concentration camp and its Ebensee sub-camp offer a little bit of insight. Mauthausen was open from 1938 until 1945 and is considered one of the most brutal of Germany's camps, home to a quarry that required the back-breaking work of slave labor. Originally a camp for political prisoners, it also held Jews and POWs, and in its later years had a gas chamber for murdering inmates. About 190,000 prisoners were
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 29, 2025
2. Three of the eight "stumbling stones" in Vinci
Also see . . .
1. Ebensee concentration camp.
Excerpt: "The main purpose of Ebensee was to provide slave labour for the construction of the enormous underground tunnels which were to be used for research purposes and the development of the A9/A10 Interkontinentalrakete (intercontinental rocket). The original plan had to be given up as other productions of military importance were assigned a higher priority."(Submitted on August 28, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
2. Stolpersteine official site. (Submitted on August 28, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 29, 2025
3. 8 Stolpersteine in Vinci
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Lillian Pressman, May 1945
4. View of the crematorium at Ebensee
The photo was taken soon after Ebensee was liberated on May 6, 1945.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 77 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 28, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 4. submitted on August 29, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
