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Porcari
Comune di Porcari
Coat of arms of Porcari
Location of Porcari
Porcari is located in Italy
Porcari
Porcari
Location of Porcari in Italy
Porcari is located in Tuscany
Porcari
Porcari
Porcari (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 43°50′N 10°37′E / 43.833°N 10.617°E / 43.833; 10.617
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Province Lucca (LU)
FrazioniRughi, Padule, La Fratina
Government
 • MayorAlberto Baccini
Area
 • Total17.9 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Population
 (1 June 2011) [2]
 • Total8,753
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
DemonymPorcaresi
Time zone UTC+1 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+2 ( CEST)
Postal code
55016
Dialing code0583
Patron saintSt. Justus
Saint dayMonday after Pentecost
Website Official website

Porcari is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Florence and about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Lucca.

In the Middle Ages it was a stage on the Via Francigena. It houses the church of St. Justus, dating to the 16th century but later mostly remade in neo-medieval style.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Porcari
Comune di Porcari
Coat of arms of Porcari
Location of Porcari
Porcari is located in Italy
Porcari
Porcari
Location of Porcari in Italy
Porcari is located in Tuscany
Porcari
Porcari
Porcari (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 43°50′N 10°37′E / 43.833°N 10.617°E / 43.833; 10.617
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Province Lucca (LU)
FrazioniRughi, Padule, La Fratina
Government
 • MayorAlberto Baccini
Area
 • Total17.9 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Population
 (1 June 2011) [2]
 • Total8,753
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
DemonymPorcaresi
Time zone UTC+1 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+2 ( CEST)
Postal code
55016
Dialing code0583
Patron saintSt. Justus
Saint dayMonday after Pentecost
Website Official website

Porcari is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Florence and about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Lucca.

In the Middle Ages it was a stage on the Via Francigena. It houses the church of St. Justus, dating to the 16th century but later mostly remade in neo-medieval style.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

Media related to Porcari at Wikimedia Commons



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