Carrara
Carrara
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| Comune di Carrara | |
Location of Carrara | |
| Coordinates: 44°04.75′N 10°06.00′E / 44.07917°N 10.10000°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Massa and Carrara (MS) |
| Frazioni | Avenza, Bedizzano, Bergiola, Bonascola, Castelpoggio, Codena, Colonnata, Fontia, Fossola, Gragnana, Marina di Carrara, Miseglia, Nazzano, Noceto, Sorgnano, Torano |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Serena Arrighi (Centre-left) |
| Area | |
• Total | 71 km2 (27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2016) | |
• Total | 62,923 |
| • Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Carraresi, Carrarini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 54033 |
| Dialing code | 0585 |
| Patron saint | San Ceccardo |
| Saint day | 16 June |
Carrara (/kəˈrɑːrə/ kə-RAR-ə; Italian: [kaˈraːɾa]; Emilian: Carara, Emilian: [kaˈɾaːɾa]) is a town and comune in Tuscany, in central Italy, of the province of Massa and Carrara, and notable for the white or blue-grey marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some 100 kilometres (62 mi) west-northwest of Florence. Its motto is Latin: "Fortitudo mea in rota" ("My strength is in the wheel"), a reference firstly to the marble shipping industry from Roman times onwards.