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| Comune di Massarosa |
Municipal coat of arms |
Location of Massarosa in Italy
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| Country |
 Italy |
| Region |
Tuscany |
| Province |
Lucca (LU) |
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| Elevation |
10 m (33 ft) |
| Area |
68 km² (26 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 31-12-04) |
| - Total |
21,620 |
| - Density |
318/km² (824/sq mi) |
| Time zone |
CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates |
43°52′0″N, 10°20′0″E |
| Gentilic |
Massarosesi |
| Dialing code |
0584 |
| Postal code |
55040, 55054 |
| Frazioni |
Bargecchia, Bozzano, Compignano, Corsanico, Gualdo, Massaciuccoli, Montigiano, Mommio (Castello), Piano di Conca, Piano di Mommio, Piano del Quercione, Pieve a Elici, Quiesa, Stiava, Valpromano |
| Patron |
Saint James the Greater |
| - Day |
25 July |
| Website: http://www.comune.massarosa.lu.it/ |
Massarosa is a town in the province of Lucca, Tuscany, Italy.
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3191 People live in Stiava as of December 31, 2004. 1564 Of them are men, 1627 women. In the centre of the village is a local supermarket, a bakery and a few other shops. There is also a small church dedicated to the Virgin Assumed Into Heaven, alongside a campanile. The village is around 10 metres above sea level. The name is derived from Tuguria Sclava, the name of the ancient village from the time of Charlemagne that was build on the same hill as a part of the present Stiava. The village hosts two annual events :
- Polenta festival in July, a local variation with mushrooms
- Festa del Pesce (Fish Festival) in August
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