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Lucca (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 50 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.8333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 010 13 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 10.2167 decimal degrees |
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Elevation: |
| 62.335 feet |
19.0000 meters |
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Note: Located in Serchio river valley, near the Ligurian Sea. Was settled by Ligurians and was later an Etruscan center; Romans probably established colony here in 180 BCE. It was ruled by Goths from CE 476, Byzantines, Lombards & Franks from 774. Lucca was an independent republic from 1118 until Napoleon I made it a principality in 1805. In 1817 it became part of the duchy of Parma and in 1847 part of the grand duchy of Tuscany. Lucca was annexed to the kingdom of Sardinia in 1860. |
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| Lucca (preferred,C,V,Italian,U,N)
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| Lucques (C,V,French,U,N)
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| Luca (H,V,S)
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............ | ancient name |
| Lucchese (C,V)
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Tuscany (region (administrative division)) (P,C) part of new kingdom of Italy from 1861 |
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Lucca (province) (P) |
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Lucca (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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established by Ligurians, then was an Etruscan town |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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has long been at junction of roads to Parma, Florence, Rome, Pisa & Luni; today is also a rail center |
| market center (C) |
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for surrounding rich agricultural area, especially noted for high-quality olive oil |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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famed production of silk, flour, tobacco, paper, textiles & wine |
| power production center (C) |
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using Serchio river |
| archiepiscopal see (C) |
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| cultural center (C) |
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noted for palaces, medieval churches & art museums; was home of composers Luigi Boccherini & Giacomo Puccini |
| archaeological site (C) |
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noted for remains of Roman walls, forum & amphitheater; city retains rectangular Roman city plan |
| commercial center (C) |
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most important in Tuscany 9th-10th cen., later was surpassed by Florence |
| noble seat (H) |
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of Lombard dukes & Frankish counts |
| Ancient Roman (H) |
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| Etruscan (H) |
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| Ligurian (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| located on .... |
Via Cassia .......... (road) |
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(World, Europe, Italy) [6006326] |
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