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Capannori
Capannori () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany. History The 40 hamlets of Capannori are located on the lands that once corresponded to the eastern territories of the Republic of Lucca. Most of those hamlets date back to medieval times. Colognora di Compito was featured in the 2008 film ''Miracle at St. Anna''. Geography Overview Located in south of its province, next to the provinces of Province of Pisa, Pisa and Province of Pistoia, Pistoia, the municipality borders with Altopascio, Bientina, Borgo a Mozzano, Buti, Tuscany, Buti, Calci, Lucca, Montecarlo, Tuscany, Montecarlo, Pescia, Porcari, San Giuliano Terme, and Villa Basilica. Frazioni Capannori counts 40 hamlets (''Frazione, frazioni''). The most populated village is not the town of Capannori, but the hamlet of Marlia (5,000 inhabitants). The hamlets of Capannori are: Badia di Cantignano, Camigliano, Capannori, Camigliano, Carraia, Castelvecchio di Compito, Colle di Compito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capannori
Capannori () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany. History The 40 hamlets of Capannori are located on the lands that once corresponded to the eastern territories of the Republic of Lucca. Most of those hamlets date back to medieval times. Colognora di Compito was featured in the 2008 film ''Miracle at St. Anna''. Geography Overview Located in south of its province, next to the provinces of Province of Pisa, Pisa and Province of Pistoia, Pistoia, the municipality borders with Altopascio, Bientina, Borgo a Mozzano, Buti, Tuscany, Buti, Calci, Lucca, Montecarlo, Tuscany, Montecarlo, Pescia, Porcari, San Giuliano Terme, and Villa Basilica. Frazioni Capannori counts 40 hamlets (''Frazione, frazioni''). The most populated village is not the town of Capannori, but the hamlet of Marlia (5,000 inhabitants). The hamlets of Capannori are: Badia di Cantignano, Camigliano, Capannori, Camigliano, Carraia, Castelvecchio di Compito, Colle di Compito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sant'Andrea Di Compito
Sant'Andrea di Compito (also ''Sant'Andrea di Cómpito'') is a frazione of Capannori in the province of Lucca region of Tuscany in Italy. The settlement styles itself ''The Village of Camellias'' as it is home to an exceptional collection of ancient Camellia Cultivars which attract visitors annually. Geography Sant'Andrea di Compito lies approximately 6 km south of the town of Capannori, 10 km south-east of the provincial capital Lucca and 55 km west of the regional capital Florence. The hamlet lies on a foothill north of the Monte Pisanino not far from the southeastern lake Lago di Bientina (''Lago di Sesto'', municipality of Bientina) and the plain of ''Piana Lucchese''.Contado Lucchese: I borghi di Capannori. Colle di Compito.Emanuele Repetti: ''Colle di Compito.'' In: ''Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846).'' Sant'Andrea di Compito is situated northwest of Castelvecchio di Compito, and northwest of Colle di Compito, its neighbourin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colle Di Compito
Colle di Compito (also ''Colle di Cómpito'') is a frazione of Capannori in the province of Lucca region of Tuscany in Italy. Geography Colle di Compito lies approximately 7 km south of the town of Capannori, 10 km south-east of the provincial capital Lucca and 55 km west of the regional capital Florence. The hamlet lies on a foothill north of the Monte Pisanino not far from the southeastern lake Lago di Bientina (''Lago di Sesto'', municipality of Bientina) and the plain of ''Piana Lucchese''.Contado Lucchese: I borghi di Capannori. Colle di Compito.Emanuele Repetti: ''Colle di Compito.'' In: ''Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846).'' Colle di Compito is situated northwest of Castelvecchio di Compito, and southeast of Pieve di Compito, its neighbouring settlements and administrative frazioni. History The place first arose from several smaller settlements (''Borghi'') before the ''Castrum Novum'' Castle was built in the Locality of Lecci above today' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camigliano, Capannori
Camigliano is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Capannori, province of Lucca The province of Lucca ( it, provincia di Lucca) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lucca. It has an area of and a total population of about 390,000. There are 33 '' comuni'' (singular: ''comune'') in the pr .... At the time of the 2018 parish census its population was 1,965. Main sights * Church of ''San Michele'' (12th century) * Villa Torrigiani (16th century) References Bibliography * Frazioni of the Province of Lucca {{Lucca-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Giusto Di Compito
San Giusto di Compito (also ''San Giusto di Cómpito'') is a frazione of Capannori in the province of Lucca region of Tuscany in Italy. Geography San Giusto di Compito lies approximately 5 km south of the town of Capannori, 10 km south-east of the provincial capital Lucca and 55 km west of the regional capital Florence. The hamlet lies on a foothill north of the Monte Pisanino not far from the southeastern lake Lago di Bientina (''Lago di Sesto'', municipality of Bientina) and the plain of ''Piana Lucchese''.Contado Lucchese: I borghi di Capannori. Colle di Compito.Emanuele Repetti: ''Colle di Compito.'' In: ''Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846).'' Sant'Andrea di Compito is situated northwest of Castelvecchio di Compito, and northwest of Colle di Compito Colle di Compito (also ''Colle di Cómpito'') is a frazione of Capannori in the province of Lucca region of Tuscany in Italy. Geography Colle di Compito lies approximately 7 km sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunata
Lunata is a locality of the commune of Capannori in the Province of Lucca, Tuscany, central Italy, one of the forty ''frazioni'' identified in the municipal statute. 4 December 2001, p.2. It is some 7 km from the city of Lucca
Lucca ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its province has a population of 383,957.
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San Leonardo In Treponzio
The San Leonardo in Treponzio is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic parish church, located along the road from neighborhood of Compito to the center of the town of Capannori in the province of Lucca, Tuscany it, Toscano (man) it, Toscana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Citizenship , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = Italian , demogra ..., Italy. History The church was located alongside an Ancient Roman road. In 1105, a church and hospital were founded to attend pilgrims in route south. The layout is that of a Latin cross with a single nave and hemi-circular apse. The original bell-tower was razed, and replaced at the same site by a new tower in 1894. The facade has sculptural decoration attributed to followers of Guidetto. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bientina
Bientina () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany. History The toponym Bientina is attested the first time in 793 as Blentina and probably comes from the Etruscan name Plitine. Geography Territory Bientina is located between Lucca's plain (Piana di Lucca) and the Valdarno. It is about to the west of Florence and about east of Pisa and it borders the following municipalities: Altopascio, Buti, Calcinaia, Capannori, Castelfranco di Sotto, Santa Maria a Monte, Vicopisano. To the north of the town there was once the largest lake in Tuscany, the Lago di Bientina, until it was drained in 1859 and converted to farmland. The municipality is formed by the municipal seat of Bientina and the villages ('' frazioni'') of Caccialupi, Puntone, Quattro Strade and Santa Colomba. Climate Bientina experiences a Mediterranean Climate like other cities in Central Italy. Being more distant from the sea, winters are usually less ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Basilica
Villa Basilica is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northeast of Lucca. Villa Basilica borders the following municipalities: Bagni di Lucca, Borgo a Mozzano, Capannori, Pescia Pescia () is an Italian city in the province of Pistoia, Tuscany, central Italy. It is located in a central zone between the cities Lucca and Florence, on the banks of the river of the same name. History Archaeological excavations have suggest .... Notable people * Pietro Perna (1519–1582), printer and humanist * Sisto Fabri (1540–1594), theologian References Cities and towns in Tuscany {{Lucca-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buti, Tuscany
Buti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence and about east of Pisa. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,566 and an area of . Geography Buti borders the following municipalities: Bientina, Calci, Capannori, Vicopisano. Government ''Frazioni '' The municipality is formed by the municipal seat of Buti and the villages (''frazioni'') of Cascine di Buti and La Croce. 2021 municipal election The 2021 municipal election attracted press coverage ("Election in Buti – the candidates are named Buti and Buti" in ''il Fatto Quotidiano ''il Fatto Quotidiano'' (English: "The Daily Fact") is an Italian daily newspaper owned by ''Editoriale Il Fatto SpA'' published in Rome, Italy. It was founded on 23 September 2009 and was edited by Antonio Padellaro until 2015, when Marco Trav ...'') when Arianna Buti defeated Monia Buti in the election for mayor. Main sights * Tonini Castle * Medici Villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucca
Lucca ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its province has a population of 383,957. Lucca is known as one of the Italian's "Città d'arte" (Arts town), thanks to its intact Renaissance-era city walls and its very well preserved historic center, where, among other buildings and monuments, are located the Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, which has its origins in the second half of the 1st century A.D. and the Guinigi Tower, a tower that dates from the 1300s. The city is also the birthplace of numerous world-class composers, including Giacomo Puccini, Alfredo Catalani, and Luigi Boccherini. Toponymy By the Romans, Lucca was known as ''Luca''. From more recent and concrete toponymic studies, the name Lucca has references that lead to "sacred wood" (Latin: ''lucus''), "to cut" (Latin: ''lucare'') and "luminous space" (''leuk'', a term used by the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Lucca
The province of Lucca ( it, provincia di Lucca) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lucca. It has an area of and a total population of about 390,000. There are 33 '' comuni'' (singular: ''comune'') in the province. Geography Situated in northwestern coastal Italy, within Tuscany, Lucca borders the Ligurian Sea to the west, the provinces of Massa e Carrara to the northwest, Pisa to the south, Pistoia to the north-east and Firenze to the east. To the north it abuts the region of Emilia-Romagna (Provinces of Reggio Emilia and Province of Modena). Access to the Ligurian Sea is through municipalities such as Torre del Lago, Viareggio, and Forte dei Marmi. It is divided into four areas; Piana di Lucca, Versilia, Media Valle del Serchio and Garfagnana. Versilia is known for its extensive beaches, and there are coastal dunes and wetlands in the Migliarino-San Rossore-Massaciuccoli Natural Park. The principal resorts of the province are located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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