Miseglia | |
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Coordinates: 44°5′0.7″N 10°6′56.3″E / 44.083528°N 10.115639°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Province | Massa-Carrara (MS) |
Comune | Carrara |
Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 449 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Miseglia is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Carrara, province of Massa-Carrara. At the time of the 2011 census its population amounted to 449.
Miseglia is about 2 km from Carrara and 10 km from Massa, and it is situated on a peak next to the Carrara marble quarries of Canale di Fantiscritti and Canalgrande.[1][2] Those quarries have been excavated since the Roman period.[2] The proper village dates back to the 12th century, when it was a property of the pieve of Sant'Andrea in Carrara.[1]