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Tuscany was originally inhabited by tribes of Ligurians and by the Etruscans. Lucca was a city of the Ligurians. When the Romans arrived, they allied themselves with the Etruscans against the Ligurians who fled into the Apuan Alps. Lucca is first mentioned in 218 B.C., when the Roman general Sempronius regrouped here after an unsuccessful battle with Hannibal. In 177 B.C., a Roman colony was established and in 56 B.C. Cæsar, Pompey and Crassus renewed the triumvirate at Lucca. The main streets of the city were the "cardo maximo" which ran in a north-southerly direction corresponding to the modern Via Fillungo, and the "decumano maximo" corresponding to the modern Via S. Croce, which ran in a east-westerly direction. The nucleus of the city was the forum which was placed at the junction of these two main roads and which corresponds to the present-day Piazza S. Michele, where the church is still referred to as S. Michele in Foro (St. Michael in the Forum). The circuit of the walls was irregular owing to frequent changes in the course of the river Auserculus, (the Auserculus or Ozieri was the main river in ancient times, while the present-day Serchio was merely a minor branch). (Lucca Info). |
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ALTOPASCIO: is a commune in the Province of Lucca in the Tuscany region of Italy with a population of 12,485 and a surface area of 28.7 km². The municipality lies on approximately 19 meters (62 ft) above sea level… BARGA: is a medieval Tuscan city near the center of Italy, with a total of around 10,000 inhabitants. It is the chief town of mid valley of the Serchio, in the province of Lucca. Barga is situated 35km north of the city of Lucca, which is the Provincial capital. The hamlet of Albiano is located 6km north of Barga… CAMAIORE: is located in a big basin at the foot of the first spurs of The Apuan Alps, Camaiore is closed towards the sea by a soft hills chain, which separates it from the coast plain. Camaiore is only 8 km far from Viareggio and Pietrasanta; it is only 16 km far from Forte dei Marmi and 24 km from Lucca… CAPANNONI: is a town and comune in the province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany. The village of Capannori develops around a main square, on which opens the Saints Quirico and Giulitta Parish. The religious building shows the typical style of its original building, with its stone-made facade and some decorative elements… CASTIGLIONE DI GARFAGNANA: the origin of the city dates back to a Roman castra, called Castrum Leonis, ("Lion's Castle"), built to command the valley leading to the San Pellegrino Pass, the easiest transit for armies of Apennines. The fortress later developed under the Lombard and Frank dominations… FORTE DEI MARMI: is a coast resort place along the coast of Versilia. The economy of Forte dei Marmi is mainly based on tourism, fishing and industrial activities. The town is very famous for the beauty of its beach that pones onto the Tyrrhenian Sea. Forte dei Marmi developed in the Renaissance Age, between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, around the bridge used for the shipping of the marble caming from the Alpi Apuane behind. Later around 1788 the Grand Duke Leopoldo I got to build a great fortress in order to defend the bride allocated for the increasing marble trade. From then the town took the name of the built fortress. The Grand Duke started a reclamation of the surrounding area… MINUCCIANO: is 128,7 kilometers far from Lucca, that is the Chief Town of the homonymous province to whom the municipality belongs. has a population of 2.521 inhabitants (Minuccianesi) and a surface of 57,04 square kilometers thus showing a population density of 44,20 inhabitants per square kilometer. It rises 697 metres above the sea level… PESCAGLIA: is 23,6 kilometers far from Lucca, that is the Chief Town of the homonymous province to whom the municipality belongs. Has a population of 3.718 inhabitants (Pescaglini) and a surface of 70,42 square kilometers thus showing a population density of 52,80 inhabitants per square kilometer. It rises 504 metres above the sea level… PIETRASANTA: is 36,5 kilometers far from Lucca, that is the Chief Town of the homonymous province to whom the municipality belongs. has a population of 24.127 inhabitants (Pietrasantesi o Pietrasantini) and a surface of 41,84 square kilometers thus showing a population density of 576,65 inhabitants per square kilometer. It rises 14 metres above the sea level… PORCARI: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 km west of Florence and about 8 km east of Lucca. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,577 and an area of 17.9 km²… SERAVEZZA: is a town and commune belonging to the Province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany, Italy. It is located in Versilia, close to the Apuan Alps… STAZZEMA: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 km northwest of Florence and about 25 km northwest of Lucca. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,379 and an area of 80.7 km²… VILLA BASILICA: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 km northwest of Florence and about 13 km northeast of Lucca. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,792 and an area of 36.5 km²... VILLA COLLEMANDINA: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 km northwest of Florence and about 35 km north of Lucca. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,378 and an area of 34.8 km²... |
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BAGNI DI LUCCA: is a commune of Tuscany, Italy, in the Province of Lucca with a population of 6,551. In the village of Bagno Caldo there is a hospital constructed largely at the expense of Nicholas Demidoff in 1826. In the valley of the Serchio, 3 miles below Ponte a Serraglio, is the medieval Ponte della Maddalena (circa 1100), with its lofty central arch. It is also know as 'Ponte del Diavolo'… BORGO A MOZZANO: is a town and commune in the province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany (Italy). Is dominated by the presence of Ponte della Maddalena also called "del Diavolo" (Devil's Bridge). The Devil's Bridge is located on the SP2 one kilometer north of downtown. The brigde's majestic structure attracts thousands of tourists every year… CAMPORGIANO: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 90 km northwest of Florence and about 40 km northwest of Lucca. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,357 and an area of 27.1 km²… CASTELNUOVO DI GARFAGNANA: is a town in the province of Lucca, Toscana, Italy. It is located at around 44°7′0″N, 10°25′0″E. Castelnuovo di Garfagnana rises at the confluence of the Serchio river and the Turrite Secca river, close to the intersection among the roads passing through the Appennino and the Apuane Alps… COREGLIA ANTELMINELLI: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 70 km northwest of Florence and about 25 km north of Lucca. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,983 and an area of 52.8 km²… GALLICANO: is 37,7 kilometers far from Lucca, that is the Chief Town of the homonymous province to whom the municipality belongs. The territory of the municipality lies between 132 and 1.184 metres above sea level. The altimetric spawn is thus of 1.052 metres… MASSAROSA: is 19,3 kilometers far from Lucca, that is the Chief Town of the homonymous province to whom the municipality belongs. has a population of 20.036 inhabitants (Massarosesi) and a surface of 68,59 square kilometers thus showing a population density of 292,11 inhabitants per square kilometer. It rises 10 metres above the sea level… MONTECARLO: is 27,5 kilometers far from Lucca, that is the Chief Town of the homonymous province to whom the municipality belongs. has a population of 4.345 inhabitants (Montecarlesi) and a surface of 15,59 square kilometers thus showing a population density of 278,70 inhabitants per square kilometer. It rises 162 metres above the sea level… PIAZZA AL SERCHIO: is 62 kilometers far from Lucca, that is the Chief Town of the homonymous province to whom the municipality belongs. Has a population of 2.556 inhabitants (Piazzino) and a surface of 27,08 square kilometers thus showing a population density of 94,39 inhabitants per square kilometer. It rises 536 metres above the sea level… PIEVE FOSCIANA: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 km northwest of Florence and about 30 km north of Lucca. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,359 and an area of 28.8 km²… SAN ROMANO IN GARFAGNANA: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 km northwest of Florence and about 40 km northwest of Lucca. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,421 and an area of 26.0 km²… SILLANO: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 90 km northwest of Florence and about 45 km northwest of Lucca. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 767 and an area of 62.2 km²… VAGLI SOTTO: is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 90 km northwest of Florence and about 35 km northwest of Lucca. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,080 and an area of 41.0 km²… VIAREGGIO: is a city located in northern Tuscany, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. With a population of over 63,000 it is the main centre of the norther Tuscan Riviera known as Versilia, and the second largest city within the Province of Lucca. It is known as a seaside resort as well as being the home of the famous carnival of Viareggio (dating back to 1873), and its papier-mâché floats, which (since 1925), parade along the promenade known as "Passeggiata a mare", in the weeks preceding Easter... |
