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Comune in Tuscany, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Montecarlo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Florence and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Lucca.
Montecarlo | |
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Comune di Montecarlo | |
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Coordinates: 43°51′05″N 10°40′04″E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Province | Lucca (LU) |
Frazioni | San Giuseppe, San Piero in Campo, San Salvatore, Turchetto |
Government | |
• Mayor | Vittorio Fantozzi |
Area | |
• Total | 15.67 km2 (6.05 sq mi) |
Elevation | 162 m (531 ft) |
Population (31 March 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 4,397 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
Demonym | Montecarlesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 55015 |
Dialing code | 0583 |
Website | Official website |
Fort and village Montecarlo was founded in 1333 by future Bohemian king and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV (Montecarlo in Italian means "Charles' Mountain"), who freed the nearby city of Lucca from the Pisan rule. A true settlement, however, appeared only after the Florentines destroyed the nearby castle of Vivinaia, and the authorities of the Republic of Lucca moved the population to the same hill of Charles' castle.
Montecarlo was a possession of the Republic of Florence from 1437.
Montecarlo is twinned with:
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