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Encyclopedia > Altopascio
Comune di Altopascio
Coat of arms of Comune di Altopascio
Municipal coat of arms
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Toscana
Province Lucca (LU)
Mayor Maurizio Marchetti (since May 2006)
Elevation 19 m
Area 28 km²
Population
 - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 12,485
 - Density 398/km²
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 43°49′N, 10°41′E
Gentilic Altopascesi
Dialing code 0583
Postal code 55011
Frazioni Spianate, Badia Pozzeveri, Marginone
Patron St. Jacopo
 - Day July 25
Website: www.altopascio.lu.it

Altopascio is a commune in the Province of Lucca in the Tuscany region of Italy with a population of 12,485 and a surface area of 28.7 kilometers² (11.1 mi²). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Regions of Italy were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the 1948 constitution, which states that the constitutions role is: to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws... Tuscany (Italian Toscana) is a region in central Italy, bordering on Latium to the south, Umbria to the east, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria to the north, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. ... In Italy, a province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between municipality (comune) and region (regione). ... Lucca (Italian: Provincia di Lucca) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Here are a list of area codes in Italy. ... A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other subdivisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lucca (Italian: Provincia di Lucca) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. ... Tuscany (Italian: ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ...


Geography

The municipality lies on approximately 19 meters (62 ft) above sea level.


Altopascio borders the following municipalities: Bientina (PI), Capannori, Castelfranco di Sotto (PI), Chiesina Uzzanese (PT), Fucecchio (FI), Montecarlo, Porcari. Capannori is a town and commune in the province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany (Italy). ... Fucecchio is a town and comune (township) of the Firenze province in the Italian region of Tuscany, 43°44N 10°48E, at 25 m (82 ft) above sea-level. ...


History

It is famous for the battle of Altopascio in 1325 in which Castruccio Castracani defeated the Florentines and, thanks to his victory, he became duke of Lucca. Events January 7:Alfonso IV becomes the King of Portugal. ... An ancient portrait of Castruccio Castracani. ... Chrono Trigger character, see Lucca (Chrono Trigger). ...


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