Lucca
Lucca (/ˈluːkə/ LOO-kə, Italian: [ˈlukka] ⓘ) 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 | |
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| Comune di Lucca | |
View of Lucca (2022) | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Lucca | |
Lucca Location of Lucca in Italy Lucca Lucca (Tuscany) | |
| Coordinates: 43°50′30″N 10°30′10″E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Lucca (LU) |
| Frazioni | see list |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Pardini (Independent) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 185.5 km2 (71.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (30 September 2017) | |
| • Total | 89,346 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Lucchesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 55100 |
| Dialing code | 0583 |
| ISTAT code | 046017 |
| Patron saint | St. Paulinus |
| Saint day | July 12 |
| Website | comune.lucca.it |
Lucca is known as an Italian "Città d'arte" (City of Art) from 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. ,the Guinigi Tower, a 45-metre-tall (150 ft) tower that dates from the 1300s and the Cathedral of San Martino.
The city is also the birthplace of numerous world-class composers, including Giacomo Puccini, Alfredo Catalani, and Luigi Boccherini.