Volegno is a village in
Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze'').
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...
in central
Italy
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. Administratively, it is a ''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'' of the ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' of
Stazzema
Stazzema is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northwest of Lucca.
History
During World War II, the village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema was the site of ...
, in the
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 pro ...
.
Municipal Statute of Stazzema
Located at 430 m over the sea level in the Alpi Apuane
The Apuan Alps ( it, Alpi Apuane) are a mountain range in northern Tuscany, Italy. They are included between the valleys of the Serchio and Magra rivers, and, to the northwest, the Garfagnana and Lunigiana, with a total length of approximately .
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Regional Park, it has 65 inhabitants.[
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Overview
Volegno is home to a church of ''Santa Maria delle Grazie'', which has some 16th-century paintings. The hamlet's economy has always been essentially based on the extraction of the so-called ''Pietra di Volegno'' or '' Cipollino stone'', which ceased in the 20th century. Current activities include production of chestnut
The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Castanea'', in the beech family Fagaceae. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce.
The unrelat ...
and tourism.
Volegno is also renowned for an astronomical events occurring each June 22, during which the rising sun can be seen into a natural hole-shaped formation in the nearby Monte Forato
Monte Forato is a mountain (1,230 m) in the Alpi Apuane, in Tuscany, central Italy.
It is formed by two peaks of similar altitude, connected by a natural arch which has given the group its name (meaning "Holed Mountain" in Italian). The h ...
(which means "Holed Mountain" in Italian).
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See also
*Retignano
Retignano is a village of about 400 inhabitants, located on a hill in the historical Versilia region of Tuscany, Italy. The inhabitants are known as the Retignanesi.
It was originally a small settlement that belonged to the Liguri Apuani, a smal ...
*Sant'Anna di Stazzema
Sant'Anna di Stazzema, officially Sant'Anna, is a village in Tuscany, Italy. Administratively, it is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Stazzema, in the province of Lucca.
History
In 1944, it was the site of a notorious Nazi crime against huma ...
*Montalto (Apuan Alps)
Montalto (correctly spelled as Monte Alto or Mont'Alto, in English ''High Mountain'') is a mountain located in Tuscany, Italy and part of the Apuan Alps range. Its highest peak is at roughly 913 meters above the sea level and it is also home of ...
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Frazioni of the Province of Lucca