Lucca
Lucca | |
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| Comune di Lucca | |
View of Lucca (2022) | |
Location of Lucca | |
| Coordinates: 43°50′30″N 10°30′10″E / 43.84167°N 10.50278°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 |
Città di 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 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 14th century and the Cathedral of San Martino.
The city is the birthplace of numerous world-class composers, including Giacomo Puccini, Alfredo Catalani, and Luigi Boccherini.