Luzzara

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Luzzara
Comune di Luzzara
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Location of Luzzara in Italy
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Luzzara
Luzzara (Emilia-Romagna)
Coordinates: 44°58′N10°41′E / 44.967°N 10.683°E / 44.967; 10.683 Coordinates: 44°58′N10°41′E / 44.967°N 10.683°E / 44.967; 10.683
Country Italy
Region Emilia-Romagna
Province Reggio Emilia (RE)
Frazioni see list
Government
  MayorAndrea Costa
Area
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  Total39 km2 (15 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2016) [2]
  Total9,132
  Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Luzzaresi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
42045
Dialing code 0522
Patron saintSt. George
Saint dayMarch 19
Website Official website

Luzzara (Guastallese: Lüsèra) is a comune in the province of Reggio Emilia, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is located at the northern end of the province, on the right bank of the river Po.

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Luzzara is the birthplace of the composer Maurizio Cazzati and film director and writer Cesare Zavattini. It is also the place where the Battle of Luzzara in the Spanish War of Succession was fought.

Frazioni

Arginello, Bacchiellino, Borgo Po, Buca Bertona, Cantone, Casoni, Codisotto, Corghe, Cugini, Delfina, Negre, San Carlo, Vergari Alti, Vergari Bassi, Villa Superiore, Villarotta.

Bounding communes

Population history

YearPopulation
18617,511
18717,731
18817,719
19019,280
19119,785
192110,379
193110,087
19369,946
19519,738
19618,579
19718,122
19818,023
19917,949
20018,517
20119,232
202110,562

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References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ISTAT Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine