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{{Short description|City and comune in Tuscany, Italy}}
{{Short description|City and comune in Tuscany, Italy}}
{{about|the city in Italy}}
{{about|the city in Italy}}
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{{Infobox Italian comune
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Lucca
| name = Lucca
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| province = [[Province of Lucca|Lucca]] (LU)
| province = [[Province of Lucca|Lucca]] (LU)
| frazioni = see [[#Frazioni|list]]
| frazioni = see [[#Frazioni|list]]
| mayor_party = [[Democratic Party (Italy)|PD]]
| mayor_party = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| mayor = [[Alessandro Tambellini]]
| mayor = [[Mario Pardini]]
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| area_total_km2 = 185.5
| area_total_km2 = 185.5
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| postal_code = 55100
| postal_code = 55100
| area_code = 0583
| area_code = 0583
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.lucca.it}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.comune.lucca.it|comune.lucca.it}}
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[[File:Dome Lucques Duomo San Martino Lucca.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Lucca Cathedral]]]]
[[File:Dome Lucques Duomo San Martino Lucca.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Lucca Cathedral]]]]


'''Lucca''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|uː|k|ə}} {{respell|LOO|kə}}, {{IPA-it|ˈlukka|lang|It-Lucca.ogg}}) is a city and ''[[comune]]'' in [[Tuscany]], [[Central Italy]], on the [[Serchio]] River, in a fertile plain near the [[Ligurian Sea]]. The city has a population of about 89,000,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Popolazione Lucca (2001-2020) Grafici su dati ISTAT|url=https://www.tuttitalia.it/toscana/53-lucca/statistiche/popolazione-andamento-demografico/|access-date=2022-01-07|website=Tuttitalia.it|language=it}}</ref> while its [[Province of Lucca|province]] has a population of 383,957.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Provincia di Lucca (LU)|url=https://www.tuttitalia.it/toscana/provincia-di-lucca/|access-date=2022-01-07|website=Tuttitalia.it|language=it}}</ref>
'''Lucca''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|uː|k|ə}} {{respell|LOO|kə}}; {{IPA|it|ˈlukka|lang|It-Lucca.ogg}}) is a city and ''[[comune]]'' in [[Tuscany]], [[Central Italy]], on the [[Serchio]] River, in a fertile plain near the [[Ligurian Sea]]. The city has a population of about 89,000,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Popolazione Lucca (2001-2020) Grafici su dati ISTAT|url=https://www.tuttitalia.it/toscana/53-lucca/statistiche/popolazione-andamento-demografico/|access-date=2022-01-07|website=Tuttitalia.it|language=it}}</ref> while its [[Province of Lucca|province]] has a population of 383,957.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Provincia di Lucca (LU)|url=https://www.tuttitalia.it/toscana/provincia-di-lucca/|access-date=2022-01-07|website=Tuttitalia.it|language=it}}</ref>


Lucca is known as one of the Italian's "Città d'arte" (Arts town), thanks to its intact [[Renaissance]]-era [[city walls]]<ref name="luccawalls">{{cite web|last=Magrini|first=Graziano|title=The Walls of Lucca|url=http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/itineraries/place/TheWallsOfLucca.html|work=Scientific Itineraries of Tuscany|publisher=Museo Galileo|access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="nytimesmenu">{{cite news|last=Donadio|first=Rachel|title=A Walled City in Tuscany Clings to Its Ancient Menu|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/world/europe/13lucca.html?_r=0|work=March 12, 2009|publisher=New York Times|access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref> and its very well preserved historic center, where, among other buildings and monuments, are located the [[Piazza dell'Anfiteatro]], which has its origins in the second half of the 1st century A.D. and the [[Guinigi Tower]], a {{convert|45|m|ft|-1|adj=mid|-tall}} tower that dates from the 1300s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roman amphitheatre in Lucca {{!}} Visit Tuscany|url=https://www.visittuscany.com/en/attractions/roman-amphitheatre-piazza-dellanfiteatro/|access-date=2022-01-07|website=www.visittuscany.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-04-16|title=20 Bellissime Città d'Arte in Italia|url=https://www.skyscanner.it/notizie/le-20-piu-belle-citta-darte-italiane|access-date=2022-01-07|website=Skyscanner Italia|language=it-IT}}</ref>
Lucca is known as an Italian "Città d'arte" (City of Art) from its intact [[Renaissance]]-era [[Walls of Lucca|city walls]]<ref name="luccawalls">{{cite web|last=Magrini|first=Graziano|title=The Walls of Lucca|url=http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/itineraries/place/TheWallsOfLucca.html|work=Scientific Itineraries of Tuscany|publisher=Museo Galileo|access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="nytimesmenu">{{cite news|last=Donadio|first=Rachel|title=A Walled City in Tuscany Clings to Its Ancient Menu|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/world/europe/13lucca.html?_r=0|work=March 12, 2009|date=13 March 2009 |publisher=New York Times|access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref> and its very well preserved historic center, where, among other buildings and monuments, are located the [[Piazza dell'Anfiteatro]], which has its origins in the second half of the 1st century A.D., the [[Guinigi Tower]], a {{convert|45|m|ft|-1|adj=mid|-tall}} tower that dates from the 14th century <ref>{{Cite web|title=Roman amphitheatre in Lucca {{!}} Visit Tuscany|url=https://www.visittuscany.com/en/attractions/roman-amphitheatre-piazza-dellanfiteatro/|access-date=2022-01-07|website=www.visittuscany.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-04-16|title=20 Bellissime Città d'Arte in Italia|url=https://www.skyscanner.it/notizie/le-20-piu-belle-citta-darte-italiane|access-date=2022-01-07|website=Skyscanner Italia|language=it-IT}}</ref> and the Cathedral of San Martino.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cathedral of San Martino in Lucca |url=https://www.visittuscany.com/en/attractions/the-cathedral-of-san-martino-in-lucca/}}</ref>


The city is also the birthplace of numerous world-class composers, including [[Giacomo Puccini]], [[Alfredo Catalani]], and [[Luigi Boccherini]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joe|title=9 Facts About Lucca {{!}}|url=https://www.qualityvillas.com/blog/9-facts-about-lucca,%20https://www.qualityvillas.com/blog/9-facts-about-lucca|access-date=2022-01-07|language=en-GB}}</ref>
The city is the birthplace of numerous world-class composers, including [[Giacomo Puccini]], [[Alfredo Catalani]], and [[Luigi Boccherini]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joe|title=9 Facts About Lucca {{!}}|url=https://www.qualityvillas.com/blog/9-facts-about-lucca,%20https://www.qualityvillas.com/blog/9-facts-about-lucca|access-date=2022-01-07|language=en-GB}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


== Toponymy ==
== Toponymy ==
By the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]], Lucca was known as ''Luca''. From more recent and concrete toponymic studies, the name Lucca has references that lead to "sacred wood" ([[Latin]]: ''lucus''), "to cut" (Latin: ''lucare'') and "luminous space" (''leuk'', a term used by the first European populations). The origin apparently refers to a wooded area deforested to make room for light or to a clearing located on a river island of [[Serchio]] debris, in the middle of wooded areas.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rossebastiano|first=Alda|title=Dizionario di toponomastica|pages=427|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Treccani|first=Giovanni|title=Enciclopedia Italiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti|publisher=Treccani|pages=560|language=it}}</ref>
To the [[Ancient Rome|Ancient Romans]], Lucca was known as ''Luca''. From more recent and concrete toponymic studies, the name Lucca has references that lead to "sacred grove" ([[Latin]]: ''lucus''), "to cut" (Latin: ''lucare'') and "luminous space" (''leuk'', a term used by the first European populations). The origin apparently refers to a wooded area deforested to make room for light or to a clearing located on a river island of [[Serchio]] debris, in the middle of wooded areas.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rossebastiano|first=Alda|title=Dizionario di toponomastica|pages=427|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Treccani|first=Giovanni|title=Enciclopedia Italiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti|publisher=Treccani|pages=560|language=it}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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=== Antiquity ===
=== Antiquity ===
The territory of present-day Lucca was certainly settled by the [[Etruscans]], having also traces of an probable earlier [[Ligures|Ligurian]] presence (called ''Luk'' meaning "marsh", which has already been speculated as a possible origin for the city's name), dating from 3rd century BC. However, it was only with the arrival of the [[Roman Republic|Romans]], that the area took on the appearance of a real town, obtaining the status of a Roman colony in 180 BC, and transformed into a town hall in 89 BC.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roman Lucca {{!}} Turismo Lucca|url=https://www.turismo.lucca.it/dove-andare/lucca/la-citta/lucca-romana|access-date=2022-01-12|website=www.turismo.lucca.it}}</ref><ref name="h.f.ullmann">{{cite book|last1=Haegen|first1=Anne Mueller von der|last2=Strasser|first2=Ruth F.|title=Art & Architecture: Tuscany|year=2013|publisher=H.F.Ullmann Publishing|location=Potsdam|isbn=978-3-8480-0321-1|page=57|chapter=Lucca}}</ref>
The territory of present-day Lucca was certainly settled by the [[Etruscans]], and it also has traces of a probable earlier [[Ligures|Ligurian]] presence (called ''Luk'' meaning "marsh", which was previously speculated as a possible origin of the city's name), dating from the 3rd century BC. However, it was only with the arrival of the [[Roman Republic|Romans]] that the area took on the appearance of a real town. It obtained the status of a Roman colony in 180 BC and of a municipality ([[municipium]]) in 89 BC.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roman Lucca {{!}} Turismo Lucca|url=https://www.turismo.lucca.it/dove-andare/lucca/la-citta/lucca-romana|access-date=2022-01-12|website=www.turismo.lucca.it}}</ref><ref name="h.f.ullmann">{{cite book|last1=Haegen|first1=Anne Mueller von der|last2=Strasser|first2=Ruth F.|title=Art & Architecture: Tuscany|year=2013|publisher=H.F.Ullmann Publishing|location=Potsdam|isbn=978-3-8480-0321-1|page=57|chapter=Lucca}}</ref>


The rectangular grid of its historical centre preserves the Roman street plan, and the Piazza San Michele occupies the site of the ancient [[Forum (Roman)|forum]]. Traces of the [[amphitheatre]] may still be seen in the [[Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, Lucca|Piazza dell'Anfiteatro]].
The rectangular grid of its historical centre preserves the Roman street plan, and the Piazza San Michele occupies the site of the ancient [[Forum (Roman)|forum]]. The outline of the Roman [[amphitheatre]] is still seen in the [[Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, Lucca|Piazza dell'Anfiteatro]], and the outline of a [[Roman theatre (structure)|Roman theater]] is visible in [[Sant'Agostino, Lucca|Piazza Sant'Augostino]]. Fragments of the [[Walls of Lucca#The Roman Era|Roman-era walls]] are incorporated into the church of Santa Maria della Rosa.


At the [[Lucca Conference]], in 56 BC, [[Julius Caesar]], [[Pompey]], and [[Crassus]] reaffirmed their political alliance known as the [[First Triumvirate]].<ref name="h.f.ullmann" /><ref>Boatwright, Mary et al. ''The Romans: From Village to Empire'', pg 229.</ref>
At the [[Luca Conference]], in 56 BC, [[Julius Caesar]], [[Pompey]], and [[Crassus]] reaffirmed their political alliance known as the [[First Triumvirate]].<ref name="h.f.ullmann" /><ref>Boatwright, Mary et al. ''The Romans: From Village to Empire'', pg 229.</ref>


=== Middle Ages ===
=== Middle Ages ===
[[File:Torre guinigi, view 11, piazza dell'anfiteatro.JPG|thumb|left|[[Piazza dell'Anfiteatro]] and the [[Basilica of San Frediano]]]]
{{See also|Duchy of Tuscia}}[[File:Torre guinigi, view 11, piazza dell'anfiteatro.JPG|thumb|left|[[Piazza dell'Anfiteatro]] and the [[Basilica of San Frediano]]]]
[[Frediano]], an [[Ireland|Irish]] [[monk]], was [[bishop of Lucca]] in the early sixth century.<ref>See article on the [[Basilica of San Frediano|Basilica di San Frediano]].</ref> At one point, Lucca was plundered by [[Odoacer]], the first Germanic King of Italy. Lucca was an important city and fortress even in the sixth century, when [[Narses]] besieged it for several months in 553. From 576 to 797, under the [[Lombards]], it was the capital of a duchy, known as ''Ducato di Tuscia'', which included a large part of today's Tuscany and the [[province of Viterbo]], during this time the city also minted its own coins.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mancini|first=Augusto|title=Storia di Lucca|publisher=Pacini Fazzi|year=1999|isbn=8872463432|pages=23|language=it}}</ref> The [[Holy Face of Lucca]] (or Volto Santo), a major relic supposedly carved by [[Nicodemus]], arrived in 742.
[[Frediano]], an [[Ireland|Irish]] [[monk]], was [[bishop of Lucca]] in the early sixth century.<ref>See article on the [[Basilica of San Frediano|Basilica di San Frediano]].</ref> At one point, Lucca was plundered by [[Odoacer]], the first Germanic King of Italy. Lucca was an important city and fortress even in the sixth century, when [[Narses]] besieged it for several months in 553. From 576 to 797, under the [[Lombards]], it was the capital of a duchy, known as [[Duchy of Tuscia]], which included a large part of today's Tuscany and the [[province of Viterbo]], during this time the city also minted its own coins.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mancini|first=Augusto|title=Storia di Lucca|publisher=Pacini Fazzi|year=1999|isbn=8872463432|pages=23|language=it}}</ref> The [[Holy Face of Lucca]] (or Volto Santo), a major relic supposedly carved by [[Nicodemus]], arrived in 742.


Among the population that inhabited Lucca in the medieval era, there was also a significant presence of [[Jews]]. The first mention of their presence in the city is from a document from the year 859. The jewish community was led by the [[Kalonymos family]] (which later became a major component of proto-[[Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazic Jewry]]).<ref>{{Citation|title=Lucca|url=https://www7.tau.ac.il/omeka/italjuda/items/show/776|access-date=2022-01-28}}</ref>
Among the population that inhabited Lucca in the medieval era, there was also a significant presence of [[Jews]]. The first mention of their presence in the city is from a document from the year 859. The Jewish community was led by the [[Kalonymos family]] (which later became a major component of proto-[[Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazic Jewry]]).<ref>{{Citation|title=Lucca|url=https://www7.tau.ac.il/omeka/italjuda/items/show/776|access-date=2022-01-28}}</ref>


Thanks above all to the [[Holy Face of Lucca|Holy Face]] and to the relics of important saints, such as [[:it:San Regolo|San Regolo]] and [[Saint Fridianus]], the city was one of the main destinations of the [[Via Francigena]], the major pilgrimage route to Rome from the north.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Stopani|first=Renato|title=Le vie di pellegrinaggio del Medioevo.|year=1991|publisher=Le Lettere|isbn=887166048X|pages=61|language=it}}</ref>
Thanks above all to the [[Holy Face of Lucca|Holy Face]] and to the relics of important saints, such as [[:it:San Regolo|San Regolo]] and [[Saint Fridianus]], the city was one of the main destinations of the [[Via Francigena]], the major pilgrimage route to Rome from the north.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Stopani|first=Renato|title=Le vie di pellegrinaggio del Medioevo.|year=1991|publisher=Le Lettere|isbn=887166048X|pages=61|language=it}}</ref>
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Lucca became prosperous through the [[silk]] trade that began in the eleventh century, and came to rival the silks of [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantium]]. During the tenth–eleventh centuries Lucca was the capital of the feudal [[margraviate of Tuscany]], more or less independent but owing nominal allegiance to the [[Holy Roman Emperor]].
Lucca became prosperous through the [[silk]] trade that began in the eleventh century, and came to rival the silks of [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantium]]. During the tenth–eleventh centuries Lucca was the capital of the feudal [[margraviate of Tuscany]], more or less independent but owing nominal allegiance to the [[Holy Roman Emperor]].


In 1057 [[Anselm of Baggio]] (later Pope Alexander II) was appointed bishop of Lucca, a position he held also during the papacy. As bishop of Lucca he managed to rebuild the patrimony of the [[Catholic Church|Church]] of Lucca, recovering alienated assets, obtaining numerous donations thanks to his prestige, and had the [[Cathedral of Lucca|Cathedral]] of the city rebuilt. From 1073 to 1086, the bishop of Lucca was his nephew [[Anselm of Lucca|Anselm II]], a prominent figure in the Investiture Controversy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ALESSANDRO II, papa in "Dizionario Biografico"|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/papa-alessandro-ii_(Dizionario-Biografico)|access-date=2022-01-09|website=www.treccani.it|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ANSELMO da Lucca in "Enciclopedia Italiana"|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/anselmo-da-lucca_(Enciclopedia-Italiana)|access-date=2022-01-09|website=www.treccani.it|language=it-IT}}</ref>
In 1057, [[Anselm of Baggio]] (later Pope Alexander II) was appointed bishop of Lucca, a position he held also during the papacy. As bishop of Lucca he managed to rebuild the patrimony of the [[Catholic Church|Church]] of Lucca, recovering alienated assets, obtaining numerous donations thanks to his prestige, and had the [[Cathedral of Lucca|Cathedral]] of the city rebuilt. From 1073 to 1086, the bishop of Lucca was his nephew [[Anselm of Lucca|Anselm II]], a prominent figure in the Investiture Controversy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ALESSANDRO II, papa in "Dizionario Biografico"|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/papa-alessandro-ii_(Dizionario-Biografico)|access-date=2022-01-09|website=www.treccani.it|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ANSELMO da Lucca in "Enciclopedia Italiana"|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/anselmo-da-lucca_(Enciclopedia-Italiana)|access-date=2022-01-09|website=www.treccani.it|language=it-IT}}</ref>


During the High Middle Ages, one of the most illustrious dynasties of Lucca was the noble Allucingoli family, who managed to forge strong ties with the Church. Among the family members were Ubaldo Allucingoli, who was elected to the Papacy as [[Pope Lucius III]] in 1181, and the [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinals]] [[Gerardo Allucingoli]] and [[Uberto Allucingoli]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=ALLUCINGOLI, Gerardo in "Dizionario Biografico"|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/gerardo-allucingoli_(Dizionario-Biografico)|access-date=2022-01-11|website=www.treccani.it|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Chiesa della Natività di Maria Santissima (Pontetetto) – Arcidiocesi di Lucca|url=https://www.diocesilucca.it/chiesa-della-nativita-di-maria-santissima-pontetetto/|access-date=2022-01-11|language=it-IT}}</ref>
During the High Middle Ages, one of the most illustrious dynasties of Lucca was the noble Allucingoli family, who managed to forge strong ties with the Church. Among the family members were Ubaldo Allucingoli, who was elected to the Papacy as [[Pope Lucius III]] in 1181, and the [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinals]] [[Gerardo Allucingoli]] and [[Uberto Allucingoli]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=ALLUCINGOLI, Gerardo in "Dizionario Biografico"|url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/gerardo-allucingoli_(Dizionario-Biografico)|access-date=2022-01-11|website=www.treccani.it|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Chiesa della Natività di Maria Santissima (Pontetetto) – Arcidiocesi di Lucca|url=https://www.diocesilucca.it/chiesa-della-nativita-di-maria-santissima-pontetetto/|access-date=2022-01-11|language=it-IT|archive-date=11 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111183035/https://www.diocesilucca.it/chiesa-della-nativita-di-maria-santissima-pontetetto/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


=== Republican period (12th to 19th century) ===
=== Republican period (12th to 19th century) ===
{{main|Republic of Lucca}}
{{main|Republic of Lucca}}
After the death of [[Matilda of Tuscany]], the city began to constitute itself an independent [[Medieval commune|commune]] with a charter in 1160. For almost 500 years, Lucca remained an independent republic. There were many minor provinces in the region between southern [[Liguria]] and northern Tuscany dominated by the [[Malaspina family|Malaspina]]; Tuscany in this time was a part of feudal Europe. [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]]’s ''Divine Comedy'' includes many references to the great feudal families who had huge jurisdictions with administrative and judicial rights. Dante spent some of his exile in Lucca.
After the death of [[Matilda of Tuscany]], the city began to constitute itself an independent [[Medieval commune|commune]] with a charter in 1160. For almost 500 years, Lucca remained an independent republic. There were many minor provinces in the region between southern [[Liguria]] and northern Tuscany dominated by the [[Malaspina family|Malaspina]]; Tuscany in this time was a part of feudal Europe. [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]]'s ''Divine Comedy'' includes many references to the great feudal families who had huge jurisdictions with administrative and judicial rights. Dante spent some of his exile in Lucca.


In 1273 and again in 1277, Lucca was ruled by a [[Guelphs and Ghibellines|Guelph]] ''[[capitano del popolo]]'' (captain of the people) named [[Luchetto Gattilusio]]. In 1314, internal discord allowed [[Uguccione della Faggiuola]] of Pisa to make himself lord of Lucca. The Lucchesi expelled him two years later, and handed over the city to another ''[[condottiero]]'', [[Castruccio Castracani]], under whose rule it became a leading state in central Italy. Lucca rivalled [[Florence]] until Castracani's death in 1328. On 22 and 23 September 1325, in the [[battle of Altopascio]], Castracani defeated [[Florence]]'s Guelphs. For this he was nominated by [[Louis IV the Bavarian]] to become duke of Lucca. Castracani's tomb is in the church of San Francesco. His biography is [[Niccolò Machiavelli|Machiavelli]]'s third famous book on political rule.
In 1273 and again in 1277, Lucca was ruled by a [[Guelphs and Ghibellines|Guelph]] ''[[capitano del popolo]]'' (captain of the people) named [[Luchetto Gattilusio]]. In 1314, internal discord allowed [[Uguccione della Faggiuola]] of Pisa to make himself lord of Lucca. The Lucchesi expelled him two years later, and handed over the city to another ''[[condottiero]]'', [[Castruccio Castracani]], under whose rule it became a leading state in central Italy. Lucca rivalled [[Florence]] until Castracani's death in 1328. On 22 and 23 September 1325, in the [[battle of Altopascio]], Castracani defeated [[Florence]]'s Guelphs. For this he was nominated by [[Louis IV the Bavarian]] to become duke of Lucca. Castracani's tomb is in the church of San Francesco. His biography is [[Niccolò Machiavelli|Machiavelli]]'s third famous book on political rule.
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Lucca had been the second largest Italian city state (after [[Venice]]) with a republican constitution ("comune") to remain independent over the centuries.
Lucca had been the second largest Italian city state (after [[Venice]]) with a republican constitution ("comune") to remain independent over the centuries.


Between 1799 and 1800 it was contended by the French and Austrian armies. Finally the French prevailed and granted a democratic constitution in the 1801. However, already in 1805 the Republic of Lucca was converted into a monarchy by [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]], who installed his sister [[Elisa Bonaparte|Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi]] as "Princess of Lucca".
Between 1799 and 1800, it was contested by the French and Austrian armies. Finally the French prevailed and granted a democratic constitution in the 1801. However, already in 1805 the Republic of Lucca was converted into a monarchy by [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]], who installed his sister [[Elisa Bonaparte|Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi]] as "Princess of Lucca".


From 1815 to 1847 it was a [[Bourbon house|Bourbon-Parma]] [[Duchy of Lucca|duchy]]. The only reigning dukes of Lucca were [[Maria Luisa of Spain, Duchess of Lucca|Maria Luisa of Spain]], who was succeeded by her son [[Charles II, Duke of Parma]] in 1824. Meanwhile, the [[Duchy of Parma]] had been assigned for life to [[Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma]], the second wife of [[Napoleon]]. In accordance with the [[Treaty of Vienna (1815)]], upon the death of [[Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma]] in 1847, Parma reverted to [[Charles II, Duke of Parma]], while Lucca lost independence and was annexed to the [[Grand Duchy of Tuscany]]. As part of Tuscany, it became part of the [[Kingdom of Sardinia]] in 1860 and finally part of the [[Italy|Italian State]] in 1861.
From 1815 to 1847, it was a [[Bourbon house|Bourbon-Parma]] [[Duchy of Lucca|duchy]]. The only reigning dukes of Lucca were [[Maria Luisa of Spain, Duchess of Lucca|Maria Luisa of Spain]], who was succeeded by her son [[Charles II, Duke of Parma]] in 1824. Meanwhile, the [[Duchy of Parma]] had been assigned for life to [[Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma]], the second wife of [[Napoleon]]. In accordance with the [[Treaty of Vienna (1815)]], upon the death of [[Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma]] in 1847, Parma reverted to [[Charles II, Duke of Parma]], while Lucca lost independence and was annexed to the [[Grand Duchy of Tuscany]]. As part of Tuscany, it became part of the [[Kingdom of Sardinia]] in 1860 and finally part of the [[Italy|Italian State]] in 1861.


===World War II internment camp===
===World War II internment camp===
{{Further|List of World War II prisoner-of-war camps in Italy}}
{{Further|List of World War II prisoner-of-war camps in Italy}}
In 1942, during [[World War II]], a [[prisoner-of-war]] camp was established at the village of [[Colle di Compito]], in the municipality of [[Capannori]], about {{convert|11|km}} from Lucca. Its official number was P.G. (''prigionieri di guerra'') 60,<ref name=memorial>{{cite book | editor1-last=Megargee | editor1-first=G.P. | editor-last2=White | editor-first2=J.R. | title=The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933–1945, Volume III: Camps and Ghettos under European Regimes Aligned with Nazi Germany|chapter=Colle di Compecito|first=Silvia Q.|last=Angelini | publisher=Indiana University Press | year=2018 | isbn=978-0-253-02386-5 | chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8nBTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA421 | access-date=26 May 2020 | page=421}}</ref> and it was usually referred to as PG 60 Lucca.<ref>{{cite web | title=Ill-treatment of prisoners of war at Camp PG 60, Lucca, Italy, July to November 1942 | website=The National Archives | date=2008-12-18 | url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/record?catid=8803320&catln=6 | access-date=26 May 2020 }}</ref> Although it never had permanent structures and accommodation consisted of tents in an area prone to flooding, it housed more than 3,000 British and [[British Commonwealth|Commonwealth]] prisoners of war during the period of its existence. It was handed over to the Germans on 10 September 1943, not long after the signing of the [[Italian armistice]]. During the [[Italian Social Republic]], as a [[puppet state]] of the Germans, [[political prisoner]]s, foreigners, [[common law]] prisoners and [[Jew]]s were interned there, and it functioned as a [[concentration camp]]. In June 1944 the prisoners were moved to [[Bagni di Lucca#World War II|Bagni di Lucca]].<ref name=memorial/>
In 1942, during [[World War II]], a [[prisoner-of-war]] camp was established at the village of [[Colle di Compito]], in the municipality of [[Capannori]], about {{convert|11|km}} from Lucca. Its official number was P.G. (''prigionieri di guerra'') 60,<ref name=memorial>{{cite book | editor1-last=Megargee | editor1-first=G.P. | editor-last2=White | editor-first2=J.R. | title=The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933–1945, Volume III: Camps and Ghettos under European Regimes Aligned with Nazi Germany|chapter=Colle di Compecito|first=Silvia Q.|last=Angelini | publisher=Indiana University Press | year=2018 | isbn=978-0-253-02386-5 | chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8nBTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA421 | access-date=26 May 2020 | page=421}}</ref> and it was usually referred to as PG 60 Lucca.<ref>{{cite web | title=Ill-treatment of prisoners of war at Camp PG 60, Lucca, Italy, July to November 1942 | website=The National Archives | date=2008-12-18 | url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/record?catid=8803320&catln=6 | access-date=26 May 2020 }}</ref> Although it never had permanent structures and accommodation consisted of tents in an area prone to flooding, it housed more than 3,000 British and [[British Commonwealth|Commonwealth]] prisoners of war during the period of its existence. It was handed over to the Germans on 10 September 1943, not long after the signing of the [[Italian armistice]]. During the [[Italian Social Republic]], as a [[puppet state]] of the Germans, [[political prisoner]]s, foreigners, [[common law]] prisoners and [[Jew]]s were interned there, and it functioned as a [[concentration camp]]. In June 1944, the prisoners were moved to [[Bagni di Lucca#World War II|Bagni di Lucca]].<ref name=memorial/>

==Climate==

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|Jan record high C = 18.2
|Feb record high C = 20.0
|Mar record high C = 24.2
|Apr record high C = 28.2
|May record high C = 33.9
|Jun record high C = 36.6
|Jul record high C = 39.5
|Aug record high C = 39.5
|Sep record high C = 35.5
|Oct record high C = 28.9
|Nov record high C = 22.7
|Dec record high C = 18.0
|Jan record low C = -8.8
|Feb record low C = -8.8
|Mar record low C = -5.6
|Apr record low C = 0.0
|May record low C = 2.5
|Jun record low C = 8.5
|Jul record low C = 9.1
|Aug record low C = 10.6
|Sep record low C = 6.0
|Oct record low C = -0.9
|Nov record low C = -3.0
|Dec record low C = -7.0
|Jan high C = 10.9
|Feb high C = 12.7
|Mar high C = 16.4
|Apr high C = 20.0
|May high C = 24.6
|Jun high C = 28.7
|Jul high C = 31.5
|Aug high C = 31.7
|Sep high C = 26.8
|Oct high C = 21.1
|Nov high C = 15.1
|Dec high C = 11.1
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = 6.7
|Feb mean C = 7.8
|Mar mean C = 11.0
|Apr mean C = 14.3
|May mean C = 18.5
|Jun mean C = 22.4
|Jul mean C = 24.9
|Aug mean C = 25.0
|Sep mean C = 20.6
|Oct mean C = 16.2
|Nov mean C = 11.2
|Dec mean C = 7.2
| year mean C =
|Jan low C = 2.6
|Feb low C = 2.9
|Mar low C = 5.6
|Apr low C = 8.5
|May low C = 12.4
|Jun low C = 16.1
|Jul low C = 18.3
|Aug low C = 18.2
|Sep low C = 14.5
|Oct low C = 11.2
|Nov low C = 7.3
|Dec low C = 3.4
| year low C =
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|Jan precipitation mm = 108
|Feb precipitation mm = 101
|Mar precipitation mm = 94
|Apr precipitation mm = 91
|May precipitation mm = 77
|Jun precipitation mm = 71
|Jul precipitation mm = 39
|Aug precipitation mm = 47
|Sep precipitation mm = 123
|Oct precipitation mm = 157
|Nov precipitation mm = 192
|Dec precipitation mm = 145
|year precipitation mm = 1245
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 9.3
| Feb precipitation days = 8.3
| Mar precipitation days = 8.2
| Apr precipitation days = 9.4
| May precipitation days = 7.1
| Jun precipitation days = 5.8
| Jul precipitation days = 3.2
| Aug precipitation days = 3.6
| Sep precipitation days = 7.4
| Oct precipitation days = 9.8
| Nov precipitation days = 11.6
| Dec precipitation days = 11.4
| year precipitation days =95.2
| source 1 = Consorzio LaMMA<ref name=Clim>{{cite web
| url = https://www.lamma.toscana.it/clima-e-energia/climatologia/clima-lucca
| title = Climatologia di Lucca 1991-2020
| publisher= Consorzio LaMMA
| access-date = 26 November 2024}}</ref>
| source 2 = Temperature estreme in Toscana<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://climaintoscana.altervista.org/provincia-di-lucca/lucca-istituto-di-igiene-e-profilassi/
|language = it
|title=Lucca Istituto di Igiene e Profilassi
| publisher = Temperature estreme in Toscana
| access-date = 26 November 2024}}</ref>
}}


==Government==
==Government==
{{See also|List of mayors of Lucca}}
{{See also|List of mayors of Lucca}}

== Population ==
{{Historical populations|1861|66061|1871|70537|1881|70404|1901|73465|1911|75464|1921|77880|1931|79852|1936|82300|1951|88302|1961|88428|1971|90995|1981|91246|1991|87100|2001|81862|2011|87200|2021|89078|footnote=Source: [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|ISTAT]]|cols=2|align=none}}


==Culture==
==Culture==
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* Procession of Santa Croce, on 13 September. Costume procession through the town's roads.
* Procession of Santa Croce, on 13 September. Costume procession through the town's roads.
* Lucca Jazz Donna<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.luccajazzdonna.it/| title = Lucca Jazz Donna}}</ref>
* Lucca Jazz Donna<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.luccajazzdonna.it/| title = Lucca Jazz Donna}}</ref>
Moreover, Lucca hosts [[Lucca Biennale Cartasia]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucca Biennale - Cartasia {{!}} Turismo Lucca |url=https://www.turismo.lucca.it/lucca-biennale-cartasia-2022 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=www.turismo.lucca.it}}</ref> an international biennial contemporary art exhibition focusing solely on [[Paper craft|Paper Art]].
* Lucca Classica Music Festival<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucca Classica Music Festival {{!}} La grande musica è qui |url=https://www.luccaclassica.it/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |language=it-IT}}</ref>
Moreover, Lucca hosts [[Lucca Biennale Cartasia]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucca Biennale - Cartasia {{!}} Turismo Lucca |url=https://www.luccabiennalecartasia.com/}}</ref> an international biennial contemporary art exhibition focusing solely on [[Paper craft|Paper Art]].


===Film and television===
===Film and television===
[[Mauro Bolognini]]'s 1958 film ''[[Young Husbands|Giovani mariti]]'', with [[Sylva Koscina]], is set and was filmed in Lucca.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}
[[Mauro Bolognini]]'s 1958 film ''[[Young Husbands|Giovani mariti]]'', with [[Sylva Koscina]], is set and was filmed in Lucca.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}

[[Sergio Martino]]'s 1993 miniseries ''[[Private Crimes]]'', starring [[Edwige Fenech]], is set and was filmed in Lucca.


''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' filmed the third episode of the [[Top Gear (series 17)#ep3|17th season]] here.
''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' filmed the third episode of the [[Top Gear (series 17)#ep3|17th season]] here.

=== Architecture ===
Lucca is also known for its marble deposits. After a fire in the early 1900s, the West Wing of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] was rebuilt with marble sourced in Lucca. The floor mosaic in the West Wing was hand-laid and is constructed entirely of Italian, Lucca marble.


==Main sights==
==Main sights==
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===Walls, streets, and squares===
===Walls, streets, and squares===
The walls encircling the old town remain intact, even as the city expanded and modernized, unusual for cities in the region. Initially built as a defensive [[rampart (fortification)|rampart]], once the walls lost their military importance they became a pedestrian promenade, the Passeggiata delle Mura Urbane, a street atop the walls linking the bastions. It passes through the Bastions of Santa Croce, San Frediano, San Martino, San Pietro/Battisti, San Salvatore, La Libertà/Cairoli, San Regolo, San Colombano, Santa Maria, San Paolino/Catalani, and San Donato; and over the gates (Porte): San Donato, Santa Maria, San Jacopo, Elisa, San Pietro, and Sant'Anna. Each of the four principal sides of the structure is lined with a different tree species than the others.
[[Walls of Lucca|The walls encircling the old town]] remain intact, even though the city has expanded and been modernised, which is unusual for cities in this region. These walls were built initially as a defensive [[rampart (fortification)|rampart]] which, after losing their military importance, became a pedestrian promenade (the Passeggiata delle Mure Urbane) atop the walls which not only links the Bastions of Santa Croce, San Frediano, San Martino, San Pietro/Battisti, San Salvatore, La Libertà/Cairoli, San Regolo, San Colombano, Santa Maria, San Paolino/Catalani and San Donato but also passes over the gates (Porte) of San Donato, Santa Maria, San Jacopo, Elisa, San Pietro, and Sant'Anna. Each of the four principal sides of the structure is lined with a tree species different from the others.


The walled city is encircled by Piazzale Boccherini, Viale Lazzaro Papi, Viale Carlo Del Prete, Piazzale Martiri della Libertà, Via Batoni, Viale Agostino Marti, Viale G. Marconi (''vide'' [[Guglielmo Marconi]]), Piazza Don A. Mei, Viale [[Alfredo Pacini|Pacini]], Viale Giusti, Piazza Curtatone, Piazzale Ricasoli, Viale Ricasoli, Piazza Risorgimento (''vide'' [[Risorgimento]]), and Viale [[Giosuè Carducci]].
The walled city is encircled by Piazzale Boccherini, Viale Lazzaro Papi, Viale Carlo Del Prete, Piazzale Martiri della Libertà, Via Batoni, Viale Agostino Marti, Viale G. Marconi (''vide'' [[Guglielmo Marconi]]), Piazza Don A. Mei, Viale [[Alfredo Pacini|Pacini]], Viale Giusti, Piazza Curtatone, Piazzale Ricasoli, Viale Ricasoli, Piazza Risorgimento (''vide'' [[Risorgimento]]), and Viale [[Giosuè Carducci]].


The town includes a number of public squares, most notably the [[Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, Lucca|Piazza dell'Anfiteatro]], site of ancient Roman amphitheater; but also Piazzale Verdi; Piazza Napoleone'; and Piazza San Michele.
The town includes a number of public squares, most notably the [[Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, Lucca|Piazza dell'Anfiteatro]], (site of the ancient Roman amphitheater), the Piazzale Verdi, the Piazza Napoleone, and the Piazza San Michele.


[[File:Palazzo mansi, cortile 02.JPG|thumb|right|The courtyard of [[Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Mansi]]]]
[[File:Palazzo mansi, cortile 02.JPG|thumb|right|The courtyard of [[Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Mansi]]]]
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===Palaces, villas, houses, offices, and museums===
===Palaces, villas, houses, offices, and museums===
*[[Ducal Palace (Lucca)|Ducal Palace]]: built on the site of [[Castruccio Castracani]]'s fortress. Construction began by [[Bartolomeo Ammannati|Ammannati]] in 1577–1582, and continued by [[Filippo Juvarra|Juvarra]] in the eighteenth century
*[[Ducal Palace (Lucca)|Ducal Palace]]: built on the site of [[Castruccio Castracani]]'s fortress. Construction was begun by [[Bartolomeo Ammannati|Ammannati]] in 1577–1582 and continued by [[Filippo Juvarra|Juvarra]] in the eighteenth century
*[[Palazzo Pfanner|Pfanner Palace]]
*[[Palazzo Pfanner|Pfanner Palace]]
*[[Villa Garzoni]], noted for its water gardens
*[[Villa Garzoni (Collodi)|Villa Garzoni]], noted for its water gardens
*[[Casa di Puccini]]: House of the opera composer, at the nearby [[Torre del Lago]], where the composer summered. A [[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini]] opera festival takes place every July–August
*[[Casa di Puccini]]: House of the opera composer, at the nearby [[Torre del Lago]], where the composer spent his summers. A [[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini]] opera festival takes place every July–August
*[[Torre delle Ore, Lucca|Torre delle Ore]]: ("The Clock Tower")
*[[Torre delle Ore, Lucca|Torre delle Ore]]: ("The Clock Tower")
*[[Guinigi Tower]] and House: Panoramic view from tower-top balcony with oak trees
*[[Guinigi Tower]] and House: Panoramic view from tower-top balcony with oak trees
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*[[Orto Botanico Comunale di Lucca]]: [[botanical garden]] dating from 1820
*[[Orto Botanico Comunale di Lucca]]: [[botanical garden]] dating from 1820
*Academy of Sciences (1584)
*Academy of Sciences (1584)
*[[Palazzo Cenami]]: Renaissance palace once owned by the [[Arnolfini family]]
*[[Teatro del Giglio, Lucca|Teatro del Giglio]]: nineteenth-century opera house
*[[Teatro del Giglio, Lucca|Teatro del Giglio]]: nineteenth-century opera house


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*[[San Giusto di Lucca|San Giusto]]: Romanesque church
*[[San Giusto di Lucca|San Giusto]]: Romanesque church
*[[Basilica di San Frediano]]
*[[Basilica di San Frediano]]
*[[Sant'Alessandro, Lucca|SanSan Romano, Luccat'Alessandro]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tuscanypass.com/tuscany_attractions/13131_church-of-sant-alessandro-maggiore.html |title=Church of Sant'Alessandro Maggiore &#124; Lucca |publisher=Tuscanypass.com |date=2010-12-16 |access-date=2013-03-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123230326/http://www.tuscanypass.com/tuscany_attractions/13131_church-of-sant-alessandro-maggiore.html |archive-date=2013-01-23 }}</ref> an example of medieval [[Classicism#In architecture|classicism]]
*[[Sant'Alessandro, Lucca|SanSan Romano, Luccat'Alessandro]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tuscanypass.com/tuscany_attractions/13131_church-of-sant-alessandro-maggiore.html |title=Church of Sant'Alessandro Maggiore &#124; Lucca |publisher=Tuscanypass.com |date=2010-12-16 |access-date=2013-03-26 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123230326/http://www.tuscanypass.com/tuscany_attractions/13131_church-of-sant-alessandro-maggiore.html |archive-date=2013-01-23 }}</ref> an example of medieval [[Classicism#In architecture|classicism]]
*[[Santa Giulia, Lucca|Santa Giulia]]: [[Lombard architecture|Lombard]] church rebuilt in thirteenth century
*[[Santa Giulia, Lucca|Santa Giulia]]: [[Lombard architecture|Lombard]] church rebuilt in thirteenth century
*[[San Michele, Lucca|San Michele]]: church at Antraccoli, founded in 777, it was enlarged and rebuilt in the twelfth century with the introduction of a sixteenth-century portico
*[[San Michele, Lucca|San Michele]]: church at Antraccoli, founded in 777, it was enlarged and rebuilt in the twelfth century with the introduction of a sixteenth-century portico
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==Education==
==Education==
Since 2005, Lucca hosts [[IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca]], a selective graduate and doctoral school which is part of the [[Superior Graduate Schools in Italy|Italian superior graduate school system]]. Its main educational facilities are located at the [[San Francesco, Lucca|San Francesco Convent Complex and Campus]], and the former [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance]]-style [[Roman Catholic]] church of [[San Ponziano, Lucca|San Ponziano]] now hosts the university library.
Since 2005, Lucca hosts [[IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca]], a selective graduate and doctoral school which is part of the [[Superior Graduate Schools in Italy|Italian superior graduate school system]]. Its main educational facilities are located at the [[San Francesco, Lucca|San Francesco Convent Complex and Campus]], and the former [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance]]-style [[Roman Catholic]] church of [[San Ponziano, Lucca|San Ponziano]] now hosts the university library.

==Sports==
[[Association football]] arrived in Lucca in 1905 and has its roots in [[Brazil]], thanks to a number of fans that helped found the club who had learned the game in Brazil. The [[Lucchese 1905]], or simply Lucchese, plays in [[Serie C]], the third tier of [[Italian football league system|Italian football]], having last been in top tier [[Serie A]] in 1952. The club plays its home games at [[Stadio Porta Elisa]], just outside the northeast wall of the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lucchese1905.it/societa/storia/|title=History of the Lucchese 1905|website=www.lucchese1905.it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lucchese1905.it/stadio//|title=Stadium of the Lucchese 1905|website=www.lucchese1905.it|date=6 July 2017 }}</ref>


==Transportation==
==Transportation==
===Buses===
===Buses===
'''Consorzio Lucchese Autotrasporti Pubblici''', also known as '''CLAP''', was established in 1969, as the main company in the [[Province of Lucca]] to manage the local public transport. In 2005, following the decision of the [[Tuscany|Region]] to assign the local public transport to a single operator for each of the 14 lots constituted, CLAP merged with the companies '''Lazzi''' and '''C.LU.B.''' Scpa to form the consortium '''VaiBus''' which was absorbed by the newly formed company [[CTT Nord]] in 2012. VaiBus was part of [[ONE Scarl]] the consortium holder of the two-year (2018-2019) contract for the management of the [[Public transport|TPL]] throughout the Region.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://lucca.cttnord.it/chi-siamo/P/397 |title = Lucca CTT Soluzione per la mobilità |publisher = CTT Nord |access-date = 30 May 2022 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20220523160200/https://lucca.cttnord.it/chi-siamo/P/397 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''Consorzio Lucchese Autotrasporti Pubblici''', also known as '''CLAP''', was established in 1969, as the main company in the [[Province of Lucca]] to manage the local public transport.
In 2005, following the decision of the [[Tuscany|Region]] to assign the local public transport to a single operator for each of the 14 lots constituted, CLAP merged with the companies '''Lazzi''' and '''C.LU.B.''' Scpa to form the consortium '''VaiBus''' which was absorbed by the newly formed company [[CTT Nord]] in 2012. VaiBus was part of [[ONE Scarl]] the consortium holder of the two-year (2018-2019) contract for the management of the [[Public transport|TPL]] throughout the Region.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://lucca.cttnord.it/chi-siamo/P/397 |title = Lucca CTT Soluzione per la mobilità |publisher = CTT Nord |access-date = 30 May 2022 |archive-url =http://web.archive.org/web/20220523160200/https://lucca.cttnord.it/chi-siamo/P/397 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


Since 1 November 2021 the public local transport is managed by [[Autolinee Toscane]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.at-bus.it/it/notizie/354-guida-al-primo-giorno-di-servizio.html | title = Guida al primo giorno di servizio | website = Autolinee Toscane | access-date = 4 June 2022}}</ref>
Since 1 November 2021 the public local transport is managed by [[Autolinee Toscane]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.at-bus.it/it/notizie/354-guida-al-primo-giorno-di-servizio.html | title = Guida al primo giorno di servizio | website = Autolinee Toscane | access-date = 4 June 2022}}</ref>
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==Notable people==
==Notable people==
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* St. [[Anselm of Lucca]], (1036–1086), bishop of Lucca
* St. [[Anselm of Lucca]] (1036–1086), bishop of Lucca
* [[Giovanni Arnolfini]], merchant and arts patron
* [[Giovanni Arnolfini]] (1400–1472), merchant and patron of the arts
* [[Pompeo Batoni]], painter
* [[Pompeo Batoni]] (1708–1787), painter
* [[Giovanni Antonio Bianchi]] (1686–1768), friar, theologian, and poet
* [[Simone Bianchi (artist)|Simone Bianchi]], comics artist<ref>[http://www.simonebianchi.com/uk/about.php "About"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211155807/http://www.simonebianchi.com/uk/about.php |date=2010-02-11 }} SimoneBianchi.com, retrieved March 25, 2012</ref>
* [[Simone Bianchi (artist)|Simone Bianchi]] (born 1972), comics artist<ref>[http://www.simonebianchi.com/uk/about.php "About"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211155807/http://www.simonebianchi.com/uk/about.php |date=2010-02-11 }} SimoneBianchi.com, retrieved March 25, 2012</ref>
* [[Luigi Boccherini]], musician and composer
* [[Luigi Boccherini]] (1743–1805), musician and composer
* [[Elisa Bonaparte]], ruler of Lucca
* [[Elisa Bonaparte]] (1777–1820), ruler of Lucca
* [[Giulio Carmassi]], composer
* [[Anthony Bonvisi]] (1470s–1558), merchant and banker in London
* [[Castruccio Castracani]], ruler of Lucca (1316–1328)
* [[Giulio Carmassi]] (born 1981), pop musician
* [[Alfredo Catalani]], composer
* [[Castruccio Castracani]] (1316–1328), ruler of Lucca
* [[Gusmano Cesaretti]], photographer and artist
* [[Alfredo Catalani]] (1854–1893), composer
* [[Mario Cipollini]], cyclist
* [[Gusmano Cesaretti]] (born 1944), photographer and artist
* [[Alfredo Ciucci]], football player
* [[Matteo Civitali]], sculptor
* [[Mario Cipollini]] (born 1967), cyclist
* [[Alfredo Ciucci]] (born 1920), football player
* [[Ivan Della Mea]], singer-songwriter
* [[Matteo Civitali]] (1436–1501), sculptor
* [[Theodoric Borgognoni]], medieval surgeon
* [[Ivan Della Mea]] (1940–2009), singer-songwriter
* [[Marco Antonio Franciotti]], bishop of Lucca
* [[Theodoric Borgognoni]] (1205–1296/8), medieval surgeon
* [[Ernesto Filippi]], football referee
* [[Marco Antonio Franciotti]] (1592–1666), bishop of Lucca
* [[Frediano|Saint Frediano]]
* [[Ernesto Filippi]] (born 1950), football referee
* [[Frediano|Saint Frediano]] (6th century), Irish prince and hermit, bishop of Lucca
* St. [[Gemma Galgani]], mystic and saint
* St. [[Gemma Galgani]], mystic and saint
* [[Francesco Geminiani]], musician and composer
* [[Francesco Geminiani]] (1687–1762), musician and composer
* [[Giovanni Battista Giusti (harpsichord maker)|Giovanni Batista Giusti]], harpsichord maker
* [[Giovanni Battista Giusti (harpsichord maker)|Giovanni Battista Giusti]] (c.1624–c.1693), harpsichord maker
* [[Gioseffo Guami]], composer
* [[Gioseffo Guami]] (1542–1611), composer
* [[Leo I of Cava|Leo I]], [[saint]]
* [[Leo I of Cava|Leo I]] (died 1079), [[saint]]
* [[Pope Lucius III]]
* [[Pope Lucius III]] (1097–1185)
* [[Vincenzo Lunardi]], pioneer [[aeronaut]]<ref>The Quarterly review, Volume 139 [https://books.google.com/books?id=3DwMAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA112 Google Books]</ref>
* [[Vincenzo Lunardi]] (1754–1806), aeronautical pioneer [[aeronaut]]<ref>''The Quarterly Review'', vol. 139 [https://books.google.com/books?id=3DwMAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA112 Google Books]</ref>
* [[Ludovico Marracci]], priest and first translator of the Qur'an to Latin
* [[Ludovico Marracci]] (1612–1700), priest and first translator of the Qur'an into Latin
* [[Felice Matteucci]], engineer
* [[Felice Matteucci]] (1808–1887), engineer
* [[Mazzino Montinari]], germanicist and Nietzsche scholar
* [[Mazzino Montinari]] (1928–1986), germanicist and Nietzsche scholar
* [[Italo Meschi]], harp guitarist, poet, anarchist-pacifist
* [[Italo Meschi]] (1887–1957), harp guitarist, poet, anarchist-pacifist
* [[Leo Nomellini]], athlete
* [[Julian Niccolini]], restaurateur
* [[Leo Nomellini]] (1924–2000), athlete
* [[Mario Pannunzio]], journalist and politician
* [[Marcello Pera]], politician and philosopher
* [[Mario Pannunzio]] (1910–1968), journalist and politician
* [[Marcello Pera]] (born 1943), politician and philosopher
* [[Giacomo Puccini]], composer
* [[Giacomo Puccini]] (1858–1924), composer
* [[Eros Riccio]], chess player
* [[Eros Riccio]] (born 1977), chess player
* [[Marco Rossi (footballer, born 1978)|Marco Rossi]], footballer
* [[Marco Rossi (footballer, born 1978)|Marco Rossi]], footballer
* [[Daniele Rugani]], footballer
* [[Daniele Rugani]] (born 1994), footballer
* [[Renato Salvatori]], actor
* [[Renato Salvatori]] (1933–1988), actor
* [[Carlo Sforza]], diplomat and politician
* [[Carlo Sforza]] (1872–1952), diplomat and politician
* [[Torani|Rinaldo and Ezilda Torre]], founded the [[Torani]] syrup company in [[San Francisco]] using Luccan recipes from their hometown
* [[Torani|Rinaldo and Ezilda Torre]], founded the [[Torani]] syrup company in [[San Francisco]] using Luccan recipes from their hometown
* [[Nicola Fanucchi]], actor and director
* [[Nicola Fanucchi]] (born 1964), actor and director
* [[Rolando Ugolini]], athlete
* [[Rolando Ugolini]] (1924–2014), athlete
* [[Giuseppe Ungaretti]], poet
* [[Giuseppe Ungaretti]] (1888–1970), poet
* [[Antonio Vallisneri]], scientist and physician
* [[Antonio Vallisneri]] (1661–1730), scientist and physician
* [[Alfredo Volpi]], painter
* [[Alfredo Volpi]] (1896–1988), painter
* [[Hugh of Lucca]], medieval surgeon
* [[Hugh of Lucca]] (1160–c.1259), medieval surgeon
* [[Zita|Saint Zita]]
* [[Zita|Saint Zita]] (c.1212–1272), saint
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Lucca is [[twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Lucca e i gemellaggi|url=http://www.comune.lucca.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/1467|website=comune.lucca.it|publisher=Lucca|language=it|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ystävyyskaupungit|url=https://www.hameenlinna.fi/hallinto-ja-talous/tietoa-hameenlinnasta/ystavyyskaupungit/|website=hameenlinna.fi|publisher=Hämeenlinna|language=fi|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref>
Lucca is [[twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web|title=Lucca e i gemellaggi|url=http://www.comune.lucca.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/1467|website=comune.lucca.it|publisher=Lucca|language=it|access-date=2019-12-16|archive-date=16 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216162648/http://www.comune.lucca.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/1467|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ystävyyskaupungit|url=https://www.hameenlinna.fi/hallinto-ja-talous/tietoa-hameenlinnasta/ystavyyskaupungit/|website=hameenlinna.fi|publisher=Hämeenlinna|language=fi|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Abingdon, Oxfordshire|Abingdon]], England, United Kingdom
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Abingdon, Oxfordshire|Abingdon]], England, United Kingdom
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*[[Duchy of Lucca]]
*[[Duchy of Lucca]]
*[[Republic of Lucca]]
*[[Republic of Lucca]]
*[[Walls of Lucca]]


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==Footnotes==

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Lucca
Comune di Lucca
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Flag of Lucca
Coat of arms
Location of Lucca
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Lucca is located in Italy
Lucca
Lucca
Location of Lucca in Italy
Lucca is located in Tuscany
Lucca
Lucca
Lucca (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 43°50′30″N 10°30′10″E / 43.84167°N 10.50278°E / 43.84167; 10.50278
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
ProvinceLucca (LU)
Frazionisee list
Government
 • MayorMario Pardini (Independent)
Area
 • Total
185.5 km2 (71.6 sq mi)
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (30 September 2017)[2]
 • Total
89,346
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
DemonymLucchesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
55100
Dialing code0583
ISTAT code046017
Patron saintSt. Paulinus
Saint dayJuly 12
Websitecomune.lucca.it
Lucca Cathedral

Lucca (/ˈlkə/ LOO-kə; Italian: [ˈlukka] ) is a city and comune in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000,[3] while its province has a population of 383,957.[4]

Lucca is known as an Italian "Città d'arte" (City of Art) from its intact Renaissance-era city walls[5][6] and its very well preserved historic center, where, among other buildings and monuments, are located the Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, which has its origins in the second half of the 1st century A.D., the Guinigi Tower, a 45-metre-tall (150 ft) tower that dates from the 14th century [7][8] and the Cathedral of San Martino.[9]

The city is the birthplace of numerous world-class composers, including Giacomo Puccini, Alfredo Catalani, and Luigi Boccherini.[10]

Toponymy

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To the Ancient Romans, Lucca was known as Luca. From more recent and concrete toponymic studies, the name Lucca has references that lead to "sacred grove" (Latin: lucus), "to cut" (Latin: lucare) and "luminous space" (leuk, a term used by the first European populations). The origin apparently refers to a wooded area deforested to make room for light or to a clearing located on a river island of Serchio debris, in the middle of wooded areas.[11][12]

History

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Antiquity

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The territory of present-day Lucca was certainly settled by the Etruscans, and it also has traces of a probable earlier Ligurian presence (called Luk meaning "marsh", which was previously speculated as a possible origin of the city's name), dating from the 3rd century BC. However, it was only with the arrival of the Romans that the area took on the appearance of a real town. It obtained the status of a Roman colony in 180 BC and of a municipality (municipium) in 89 BC.[13][14]

The rectangular grid of its historical centre preserves the Roman street plan, and the Piazza San Michele occupies the site of the ancient forum. The outline of the Roman amphitheatre is still seen in the Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, and the outline of a Roman theater is visible in Piazza Sant'Augostino. Fragments of the Roman-era walls are incorporated into the church of Santa Maria della Rosa.

At the Luca Conference, in 56 BC, Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus reaffirmed their political alliance known as the First Triumvirate.[14][15]

Middle Ages

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Piazza dell'Anfiteatro and the Basilica of San Frediano

Frediano, an Irish monk, was bishop of Lucca in the early sixth century.[16] At one point, Lucca was plundered by Odoacer, the first Germanic King of Italy. Lucca was an important city and fortress even in the sixth century, when Narses besieged it for several months in 553. From 576 to 797, under the Lombards, it was the capital of a duchy, known as Duchy of Tuscia, which included a large part of today's Tuscany and the province of Viterbo, during this time the city also minted its own coins.[17] The Holy Face of Lucca (or Volto Santo), a major relic supposedly carved by Nicodemus, arrived in 742.

Among the population that inhabited Lucca in the medieval era, there was also a significant presence of Jews. The first mention of their presence in the city is from a document from the year 859. The Jewish community was led by the Kalonymos family (which later became a major component of proto-Ashkenazic Jewry).[18]

Thanks above all to the Holy Face and to the relics of important saints, such as San Regolo and Saint Fridianus, the city was one of the main destinations of the Via Francigena, the major pilgrimage route to Rome from the north.[19]

The Lucca cloth was a silk fabric that was woven with gold or silver threads. It was a popular type of textile in Lucca throughout the mediaeval period.[20][21]

Lucca became prosperous through the silk trade that began in the eleventh century, and came to rival the silks of Byzantium. During the tenth–eleventh centuries Lucca was the capital of the feudal margraviate of Tuscany, more or less independent but owing nominal allegiance to the Holy Roman Emperor.

In 1057, Anselm of Baggio (later Pope Alexander II) was appointed bishop of Lucca, a position he held also during the papacy. As bishop of Lucca he managed to rebuild the patrimony of the Church of Lucca, recovering alienated assets, obtaining numerous donations thanks to his prestige, and had the Cathedral of the city rebuilt. From 1073 to 1086, the bishop of Lucca was his nephew Anselm II, a prominent figure in the Investiture Controversy.[22][23]

During the High Middle Ages, one of the most illustrious dynasties of Lucca was the noble Allucingoli family, who managed to forge strong ties with the Church. Among the family members were Ubaldo Allucingoli, who was elected to the Papacy as Pope Lucius III in 1181, and the Cardinals Gerardo Allucingoli and Uberto Allucingoli.[24][25]

Republican period (12th to 19th century)

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After the death of Matilda of Tuscany, the city began to constitute itself an independent commune with a charter in 1160. For almost 500 years, Lucca remained an independent republic. There were many minor provinces in the region between southern Liguria and northern Tuscany dominated by the Malaspina; Tuscany in this time was a part of feudal Europe. Dante's Divine Comedy includes many references to the great feudal families who had huge jurisdictions with administrative and judicial rights. Dante spent some of his exile in Lucca.

In 1273 and again in 1277, Lucca was ruled by a Guelph capitano del popolo (captain of the people) named Luchetto Gattilusio. In 1314, internal discord allowed Uguccione della Faggiuola of Pisa to make himself lord of Lucca. The Lucchesi expelled him two years later, and handed over the city to another condottiero, Castruccio Castracani, under whose rule it became a leading state in central Italy. Lucca rivalled Florence until Castracani's death in 1328. On 22 and 23 September 1325, in the battle of Altopascio, Castracani defeated Florence's Guelphs. For this he was nominated by Louis IV the Bavarian to become duke of Lucca. Castracani's tomb is in the church of San Francesco. His biography is Machiavelli's third famous book on political rule.

Occupied by the troops of Louis of Bavaria, the city was sold to a rich Genoese, Gherardino Spinola, then seized by John, king of Bohemia. Pawned to the Rossi of Parma, by them it was ceded to Mastino II della Scala of Verona, sold to the Florentines, surrendered to the Pisans, and then nominally liberated by the emperor Charles IV and governed by his vicar.

In 1408, Lucca hosted a convocation organized by Pope Gregory XII with his cardinals intended to end the schism in the papacy.[26]

Lucca managed, at first as a democracy, and after 1628 as an oligarchy, to maintain its independence alongside of Venice and Genoa, and painted the word Libertas on its banner until the French Revolution in 1789.[27]

Early modern period

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Palazzo Pfanner, garden view

Lucca had been the second largest Italian city state (after Venice) with a republican constitution ("comune") to remain independent over the centuries.

Between 1799 and 1800, it was contested by the French and Austrian armies. Finally the French prevailed and granted a democratic constitution in the 1801. However, already in 1805 the Republic of Lucca was converted into a monarchy by Napoleon, who installed his sister Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi as "Princess of Lucca".

From 1815 to 1847, it was a Bourbon-Parma duchy. The only reigning dukes of Lucca were Maria Luisa of Spain, who was succeeded by her son Charles II, Duke of Parma in 1824. Meanwhile, the Duchy of Parma had been assigned for life to Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, the second wife of Napoleon. In accordance with the Treaty of Vienna (1815), upon the death of Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma in 1847, Parma reverted to Charles II, Duke of Parma, while Lucca lost independence and was annexed to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. As part of Tuscany, it became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1860 and finally part of the Italian State in 1861.

World War II internment camp

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In 1942, during World War II, a prisoner-of-war camp was established at the village of Colle di Compito, in the municipality of Capannori, about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Lucca. Its official number was P.G. (prigionieri di guerra) 60,[28] and it was usually referred to as PG 60 Lucca.[29] Although it never had permanent structures and accommodation consisted of tents in an area prone to flooding, it housed more than 3,000 British and Commonwealth prisoners of war during the period of its existence. It was handed over to the Germans on 10 September 1943, not long after the signing of the Italian armistice. During the Italian Social Republic, as a puppet state of the Germans, political prisoners, foreigners, common law prisoners and Jews were interned there, and it functioned as a concentration camp. In June 1944, the prisoners were moved to Bagni di Lucca.[28]

Climate

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Climate data for Lucca (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1933–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.2
(64.8)
20.0
(68.0)
24.2
(75.6)
28.2
(82.8)
33.9
(93.0)
36.6
(97.9)
39.5
(103.1)
39.5
(103.1)
35.5
(95.9)
28.9
(84.0)
22.7
(72.9)
18.0
(64.4)
39.5
(103.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.9
(51.6)
12.7
(54.9)
16.4
(61.5)
20.0
(68.0)
24.6
(76.3)
28.7
(83.7)
31.5
(88.7)
31.7
(89.1)
26.8
(80.2)
21.1
(70.0)
15.1
(59.2)
11.1
(52.0)
20.9
(69.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1)
7.8
(46.0)
11.0
(51.8)
14.3
(57.7)
18.5
(65.3)
22.4
(72.3)
24.9
(76.8)
25.0
(77.0)
20.6
(69.1)
16.2
(61.2)
11.2
(52.2)
7.2
(45.0)
15.5
(59.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)
2.9
(37.2)
5.6
(42.1)
8.5
(47.3)
12.4
(54.3)
16.1
(61.0)
18.3
(64.9)
18.2
(64.8)
14.5
(58.1)
11.2
(52.2)
7.3
(45.1)
3.4
(38.1)
10.1
(50.2)
Record low °C (°F) −8.8
(16.2)
−8.8
(16.2)
−5.6
(21.9)
0.0
(32.0)
2.5
(36.5)
8.5
(47.3)
9.1
(48.4)
10.6
(51.1)
6.0
(42.8)
−0.9
(30.4)
−3.0
(26.6)
−7.0
(19.4)
−8.8
(16.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 108
(4.3)
101
(4.0)
94
(3.7)
91
(3.6)
77
(3.0)
71
(2.8)
39
(1.5)
47
(1.9)
123
(4.8)
157
(6.2)
192
(7.6)
145
(5.7)
1,245
(49.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 9.3 8.3 8.2 9.4 7.1 5.8 3.2 3.6 7.4 9.8 11.6 11.4 95.2
Source 1: Consorzio LaMMA[30]
Source 2: Temperature estreme in Toscana[31]

Government

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Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
186166,061—    
187170,537+6.8%
188170,404−0.2%
190173,465+4.3%
191175,464+2.7%
192177,880+3.2%
193179,852+2.5%
193682,300+3.1%
YearPop.±%
195188,302+7.3%
196188,428+0.1%
197190,995+2.9%
198191,246+0.3%
199187,100−4.5%
200181,862−6.0%
201187,200+6.5%
202189,078+2.2%
Source: ISTAT

Culture

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Lucca is the birthplace of composers Giacomo Puccini (La Bohème and Madama Butterfly), Nicolao Dorati, Francesco Geminiani, Gioseffo Guami, Luigi Boccherini, and Alfredo Catalani. It is also the birthplace of artist Benedetto Brandimarte. Since 2004, Lucca is home to IMT Lucca, a public research institution and a selective graduate school and part of the Superior Graduate Schools in Italy (Grandes écoles).[32]

Guinigi Tower

Events

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Lucca hosts the annual Lucca Summer Festival. The 2006 edition featured live performances by Eric Clapton, Placebo, Massive Attack, Roger Waters, Tracy Chapman, and Santana at the Piazza Napoleone.

Lucca hosts the annual Lucca Comics and Games festival, Europe's largest festival for comics, movies, games and related subjects.

Other events include:

  • Lucca Film Festival[33]
  • Lucca Digital Photography Fest[34]
  • Procession of Santa Croce, on 13 September. Costume procession through the town's roads.
  • Lucca Jazz Donna[35]
  • Lucca Classica Music Festival[36]

Moreover, Lucca hosts Lucca Biennale Cartasia,[37] an international biennial contemporary art exhibition focusing solely on Paper Art.

Film and television

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Mauro Bolognini's 1958 film Giovani mariti, with Sylva Koscina, is set and was filmed in Lucca.[citation needed]

Sergio Martino's 1993 miniseries Private Crimes, starring Edwige Fenech, is set and was filmed in Lucca.

Top Gear filmed the third episode of the 17th season here.

Architecture

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Lucca is also known for its marble deposits. After a fire in the early 1900s, the West Wing of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was rebuilt with marble sourced in Lucca. The floor mosaic in the West Wing was hand-laid and is constructed entirely of Italian, Lucca marble.

Main sights

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Palazzo Ducale
A stretch of the walls
Via Fillungo view from the Clock Tower
Autumn atop bastions
View of Lucca from the Clock Tower

Walls, streets, and squares

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The walls encircling the old town remain intact, even though the city has expanded and been modernised, which is unusual for cities in this region. These walls were built initially as a defensive rampart which, after losing their military importance, became a pedestrian promenade (the Passeggiata delle Mure Urbane) atop the walls which not only links the Bastions of Santa Croce, San Frediano, San Martino, San Pietro/Battisti, San Salvatore, La Libertà/Cairoli, San Regolo, San Colombano, Santa Maria, San Paolino/Catalani and San Donato but also passes over the gates (Porte) of San Donato, Santa Maria, San Jacopo, Elisa, San Pietro, and Sant'Anna. Each of the four principal sides of the structure is lined with a tree species different from the others.

The walled city is encircled by Piazzale Boccherini, Viale Lazzaro Papi, Viale Carlo Del Prete, Piazzale Martiri della Libertà, Via Batoni, Viale Agostino Marti, Viale G. Marconi (vide Guglielmo Marconi), Piazza Don A. Mei, Viale Pacini, Viale Giusti, Piazza Curtatone, Piazzale Ricasoli, Viale Ricasoli, Piazza Risorgimento (vide Risorgimento), and Viale Giosuè Carducci.

The town includes a number of public squares, most notably the Piazza dell'Anfiteatro, (site of the ancient Roman amphitheater), the Piazzale Verdi, the Piazza Napoleone, and the Piazza San Michele.

The courtyard of Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Mansi
Teatro del Giglio
Puccini's statue on Piazza Cittadella created by Vito Tongiani
San Michele in Foro
San Michele at Antraccoli

Palaces, villas, houses, offices, and museums

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Churches

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There are many medieval, a few as old as the eighth century, basilica-form churches with richly arcaded façades and campaniles

  • Duomo di San Martino: St Martin's Cathedral
  • San Michele in Foro: Romanesque church
  • San Giusto: Romanesque church
  • Basilica di San Frediano
  • SanSan Romano, Luccat'Alessandro[38] an example of medieval classicism
  • Santa Giulia: Lombard church rebuilt in thirteenth century
  • San Michele: church at Antraccoli, founded in 777, it was enlarged and rebuilt in the twelfth century with the introduction of a sixteenth-century portico
  • San Giorgio church in the locality of Brancoli, built in the late twelfth century has a bell tower in Lombard-Romanesque style, the interior houses a massive ambo (1194) with four columns mounted on lion sculptures, a highly decorated Romanesque octagonal baptismal fount, and the altar is supported by six small columns with human figures
  • San Lorenzo di Moriano, a 12th century Romanesque style parish church
  • San Romano, erected by the Dominican order in the second half of the 13th century, is today a deconsecrated Roman Catholic Church located on Piazza San Romano in the center of Lucca

Museums

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Education

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Since 2005, Lucca hosts IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, a selective graduate and doctoral school which is part of the Italian superior graduate school system. Its main educational facilities are located at the San Francesco Convent Complex and Campus, and the former Renaissance-style Roman Catholic church of San Ponziano now hosts the university library.

Sports

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Association football arrived in Lucca in 1905 and has its roots in Brazil, thanks to a number of fans that helped found the club who had learned the game in Brazil. The Lucchese 1905, or simply Lucchese, plays in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football, having last been in top tier Serie A in 1952. The club plays its home games at Stadio Porta Elisa, just outside the northeast wall of the city.[39][40]

Transportation

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Buses

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Consorzio Lucchese Autotrasporti Pubblici, also known as CLAP, was established in 1969, as the main company in the Province of Lucca to manage the local public transport. In 2005, following the decision of the Region to assign the local public transport to a single operator for each of the 14 lots constituted, CLAP merged with the companies Lazzi and C.LU.B. Scpa to form the consortium VaiBus which was absorbed by the newly formed company CTT Nord in 2012. VaiBus was part of ONE Scarl the consortium holder of the two-year (2018-2019) contract for the management of the TPL throughout the Region.[41]

Since 1 November 2021 the public local transport is managed by Autolinee Toscane.[42]

Notable people

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Sister cities

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Lucca is twinned with:[45][46]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Population data from Istat
  3. ^ "Popolazione Lucca (2001-2020) Grafici su dati ISTAT". Tuttitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Provincia di Lucca (LU)". Tuttitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ^ Magrini, Graziano. "The Walls of Lucca". Scientific Itineraries of Tuscany. Museo Galileo. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  6. ^ Donadio, Rachel (13 March 2009). "A Walled City in Tuscany Clings to Its Ancient Menu". March 12, 2009. New York Times. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Roman amphitheatre in Lucca | Visit Tuscany". www.visittuscany.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  8. ^ "20 Bellissime Città d'Arte in Italia". Skyscanner Italia (in Italian). 16 April 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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  10. ^ Joe. "9 Facts About Lucca |". Retrieved 7 January 2022.[permanent dead link]
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  12. ^ Treccani, Giovanni. Enciclopedia Italiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti (in Italian). Treccani. p. 560.
  13. ^ "Roman Lucca | Turismo Lucca". www.turismo.lucca.it. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  14. ^ a b Haegen, Anne Mueller von der; Strasser, Ruth F. (2013). "Lucca". Art & Architecture: Tuscany. Potsdam: H.F.Ullmann Publishing. p. 57. ISBN 978-3-8480-0321-1.
  15. ^ Boatwright, Mary et al. The Romans: From Village to Empire, pg 229.
  16. ^ See article on the Basilica di San Frediano.
  17. ^ Mancini, Augusto (1999). Storia di Lucca (in Italian). Pacini Fazzi. p. 23. ISBN 8872463432.
  18. ^ Lucca, retrieved 28 January 2022
  19. ^ Stopani, Renato (1991). Le vie di pellegrinaggio del Medioevo (in Italian). Le Lettere. p. 61. ISBN 887166048X.
  20. ^ Harmuth, Louis (1915). Dictionary of textiles. University of California Libraries. New York, Fairchild publishing company. p. 94.
  21. ^ Sarkar, Ajoy K.; Tortora, Phyllis G.; Johnson, Ingrid (4 November 2021). The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 283. ISBN 978-1-5013-6508-9.
  22. ^ "ALESSANDRO II, papa in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  23. ^ "ANSELMO da Lucca in "Enciclopedia Italiana"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  24. ^ "ALLUCINGOLI, Gerardo in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  25. ^ "Chiesa della Natività di Maria Santissima (Pontetetto) – Arcidiocesi di Lucca" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  26. ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope Gregory XII". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  27. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica (1911)
  28. ^ a b Angelini, Silvia Q. (2018). "Colle di Compecito". In Megargee, G.P.; White, J.R. (eds.). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933–1945, Volume III: Camps and Ghettos under European Regimes Aligned with Nazi Germany. Indiana University Press. p. 421. ISBN 978-0-253-02386-5. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  29. ^ "Ill-treatment of prisoners of war at Camp PG 60, Lucca, Italy, July to November 1942". The National Archives. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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