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Lucca 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 one of the Italian's "Città d'arte" (Arts town), thanks to its intact
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See moreBy the Romans, Lucca was known as Luca. From more recent and concrete toponymic studies, the name Lucca has references that lead to "sacred wood" (Latin: lucus), "to cut" (Latin: lucare) and "luminous space" (leuk, a term used
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See moreLucca is the birthplace of composers Giacomo Puccini (La Bohème and Madama Butterfly), Nicolao Dorati, Francesco Geminiani,
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See more• St. Anselm of Lucca, (1036–1086), bishop of Lucca
• Giovanni Arnolfini, merchant and arts patron...
See moreAntiquity
The territory of present-day Lucca was certainly settled by the Etruscans, having also traces of an probable...
See moreWalls, streets, and squares
The walls encircling the old town remain intact, even as the city expanded and modernized, unusual for cities in the region. Initially built as a...
See moreLucca is twinned with:
• Abingdon, England, United Kingdom
• Colmar, France
• Hämeenlinna, Finland...
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