Miseglia
Miseglia | |
|---|---|
Canale di Fantiscritti marble quarry | |
| Coordinates: 44°5′0.7″N 10°6′56.3″E / 44.083528°N 10.115639°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Massa-Carrara (MS) |
| Comune | Carrara |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 449 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Miseglia is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Carrara, province of Massa-Carrara. At the time of the 2011 census its population amounted to 449.
Miseglia is about 2 km from Carrara and 10 km from Massa, and it is situated on a peak next to the Carrara marble quarries of Canale di Fantiscritti and Canalgrande. Those quarries have been excavated since the Roman period. The proper village dates back to the 12th century, when it was a property of the pieve of Sant'Andrea in Carrara.