Carrara

Carrara
Carara (Emilian)
Comune di Carrara
Flag of Carrara
Coat of arms of Carrara
Location of Carrara
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Carrara is located in Italy
Carrara
Carrara
Location of Carrara in Italy
Carrara is located in Tuscany
Carrara
Carrara
Carrara (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 44°04.75′N 10°06.00′E / 44.07917°N 10.10000°E / 44.07917; 10.10000
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
ProvinceMassa and Carrara (MS)
FrazioniAvenza, Bedizzano, Bergiola, Bonascola, Castelpoggio, Codena, Colonnata, Fontia, Fossola, Gragnana, Marina di Carrara, Miseglia, Nazzano, Noceto, Sorgnano, Torano
Government
 • MayorSerena Arrighi (Centre-left)
Area
 • Total71 km2 (27 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (30 June 2016)[2]
 • Total62,923
 • Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
DemonymCarraresi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
54033
Dialing code0585
Patron saintSan Ceccardo
Saint dayJune 16

Carrara (/kəˈrɑːrə/ kə-RAR; Italian: [kaˈraːɾa]; Emilian: Carara, Emilian: [kaˈɾaːɾa]) is a town and comune in Tuscany, in central Italy, of the province of Massa and Carrara, and notable for the white or blue-grey marble quarried there.[3] It is on the Carrione River, some 100 kilometres (62 mi) west-northwest of Florence. Its motto is Latin: "Fortitudo mea in rota" ("My strength is in the wheel"), a reference firstly to the marble shipping industry from Roman times onwards.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Carrara and its precious white gold". www.mytravelintuscany.com. My Travel in Tuscany. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.