Luzzara (Guastallese: Lüsèra) is a comune in the province of Reggio Emilia, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is located at the northern end of the province, on the right bank of the river Po.
Luzzara | |
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| Comune di Luzzara | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Luzzara  | |
  Luzzara Location of Luzzara in Italy  Luzzara Luzzara (Emilia-Romagna) | |
| Coordinates: 44°58′N 10°41′E / 44.967°N 10.683°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Reggio Emilia (RE) |
| Frazioni | see list |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrea Costa |
| Area | |
• Total | 39 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2016)[2] | |
• Total | 9,132 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Luzzaresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 42045 |
| Dialing code | 0522 |
| Patron saint | St. George |
| Saint day | March 19 |
| Website | Official website |
Luzzara is the birthplace of the composer Maurizio Cazzati and film director and writer Cesare Zavattini. It is also the place where the Battle of Luzzara in the Spanish War of Succession was fought.
Frazioni
editArginello, Bacchiellino, Borgo Po, Buca Bertona, Cantone, Casoni, Codisotto, Corghe, Cugini, Delfina, Negre, San Carlo, Vergari Alti, Vergari Bassi, Villa Superiore, Villarotta.
Bounding communes
editPopulation history
edit| Year | Population |
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| 1861 | 7,511 |
| 1871 | 7,731 |
| 1881 | 7,719 |
| 1901 | 9,280 |
| 1911 | 9,785 |
| 1921 | 10,379 |
| 1931 | 10,087 |
| 1936 | 9,946 |
| 1951 | 9,738 |
| 1961 | 8,579 |
| 1971 | 8,122 |
| 1981 | 8,023 |
| 1991 | 7,949 |
| 2001 | 8,517 |
| 2011 | 9,232 |
| 2021 | 10,562 |
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ ISTAT Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Official website of the Commune of Luzzara (in Italian)
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