City status in Italy

Although it carries no special rights, the city status can be a marker of prestige and confer local pride.

Moreover, numerous municipalities (especially the most ancient and significant cities) acquired the designation through official grants from governments before the Italian unification and continue to uphold it.

Some cities proudly possess the title through legislative decrees of pre-unification states, or they lay claim to it due to deeply rooted and uninterrupted traditions.

In certain instances, titles bestowed by pre-unification states have been validated through regulations of the Italian Republic.

However, this is not the case in South Tyrol, where all the municipal coats of arms follow German tradition and therefore no use of any crown is envisaged.