Massa
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Massa listen (help·info) is a toun an comune in Tuscany, central Italy, the admeenistrative centre o the province o Massa an Carrara. It is locatit in the Frigido River Valley, near the Alpi Apuane, some 5 km (3 mi) frae the Tyrrhenian Sea.
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Massa | |
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Città di Massa | |
Marina di Massa | |
Coordinates: 44°02′N 10°08′E | |
Kintra | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Province | Massa an Carrara (MS) |
Frazioni | see leet |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Alessandro Volpi |
Area | |
• Total | 94.1 km2 (36.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
Population (30 November 2012)[1] | |
• Total | 69,004 |
• Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Massesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 54100 |
Diallin code | 0585 |
Patron saunt | St. Francis o Assisi |
Saunt day | October 4 |
Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
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The Massa aurie is o heich touristic value an hosts a concentration o some 600 industrial an craft activities an aw, locatit athin the so-called Apuan Industrial Zone, wi a direct employment o mair nor 7,000 fowk. Thegither wi the twin toun o Carrara, Massa is kent for the extraction an production o marble.