Stazzema

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Stazzema
Comune di Stazzema
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Stazzema
Stazzema (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 44°0′N10°19′E / 44.000°N 10.317°E / 44.000; 10.317 Coordinates: 44°0′N10°19′E / 44.000°N 10.317°E / 44.000; 10.317
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Province Lucca (LU)
Frazioni Arni, Cardoso, Farnocchia, Gallena, La Culla, Levigliani, Mulina, Palagnana, Pomezzana, Pontestazzemese, [1] Pruno, Retignano, Ruosina, Sant'Anna, Stazzema, Terrinca, Volegno
Government
  MayorMaurizio Verona
Area
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  Total82.08 km2 (31.69 sq mi)
Elevation
453 m (1,486 ft)
Population
 (1-1-2018) [3]
  Total3,083
  Density38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Stazzemese(i)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
55040
Dialing code 0584
Patron saintSt. Antony of Padua
Saint day13 June
Website Official website

Stazzema is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of Florence and about 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Lucca.

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History

Flag of the Comune of Stazzema, decorated with the military Gold Medal for Military Valour. Gonfalone del comune di Stazzema.jpg
Flag of the Comune of Stazzema, decorated with the military Gold Medal for Military Valour.

During World War II, the village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema was the site of a massacre of civil population by German SS soldiers and the Italian Black Brigades (12 August 1944). A total of 560 people were killed, among them 100 children, one of them only 20 days old. The city received the Gold Medal for Military Valour after the war.

Geography

Stazzema borders the following municipalities: Camaiore, Careggine, Massa, Molazzana, Pescaglia, Pietrasanta, Seravezza, Vagli Sotto, Vergemoli.

Frazioni

Stazzema is composed of 17 hamlets ( frazioni ):

Arni, Cardoso, Farnocchia, Gallena, La Culla, Levigliani, Mulina, Palagnana, Pomezzana, Pontestazzemese, Pruno, Retignano, Ruosina, Sant'Anna, Stazzema, Terrinca, and Volegno. [4] Despite municipal name, the town hall is not located in Stazzema, but in the nearby hamlet of Pontestazzemese. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 (in Italian) Municipal seat, see town hall address on Stazzema website)
  2. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. (in Italian) Infos about the hamlets of Stazzema (municipal website)

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