Porcari

Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Porcari

Comune

Comune di Porcari

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Porcari

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Porcari

Porcari (Tuscany)

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Coordinates: 43°50′N 10°37′E﻿ / ﻿43.833°N 10.617°E﻿ / 43.833; 10.617
Country| Italy
Region| Tuscany
Province| Lucca (LU)
Frazioni| Rughi, Padule, La Fratina
Government

• Mayor| Alberto Baccini
Area

[1]

• Total

| 17.9 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Elevation

| 32 m (105 ft)
Population

(1 June 2011)[2]

• Total

| 8,753
• Density| 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym| Porcaresi
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

55016

Dialing code| 0583
Patron saint| St. Justus
Saint day| Monday after Pentecost
Website| Official website

Porcari is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Florence and about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Lucca.

In the Middle Ages it was a stage on the Via Francigena. It houses the church of St. Justus, dating to the 16th century but later mostly remade in neo-medieval style.

## Economy

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* Lucart, paper manufacturing company

## References

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1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

## External links

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* Official website

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Tuscany * Comuni of the Province of Lucca

* Altopascio
* Bagni di Lucca
* Barga
* Borgo a Mozzano
* Camaiore
* Camporgiano
* Capannori
* Careggine
* Castelnuovo di Garfagnana
* Castiglione di Garfagnana
* Coreglia Antelminelli
* Fabbriche di Vergemoli
* Forte dei Marmi
* Fosciandora
* Gallicano
* Lucca
* Massarosa
* Minucciano
* Molazzana
* Montecarlo
* Pescaglia
* Piazza al Serchio
* Pietrasanta
* Pieve Fosciana
* Porcari
* San Romano in Garfagnana
* Seravezza
* Sillano Giuncugnano
* Stazzema
* Vagli Sotto
* Viareggio
* Villa Basilica
* Villa Collemandina

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