Luni (Liguria)

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Luni
coat of arms
Luni (Italy)
Luni
Country Italy
region Liguria
province La Spezia  (SP)
Coordinates 44 ° 5 '  N , 10 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 5 '5 "  N , 10 ° 2' 31"  E
height 76  m slm
surface 14 km²
Residents 8,321 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 594 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 19034
prefix 0187
ISTAT number 011020
Popular name Lunensi
Patron saint Madonna del Mirteto
Website Luni
View of the Ortonovo district
View of the Ortonovo district

Luni (until 2017 Ortonovo ) is an Italian municipality with 8,321 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Liguria region in the province of La Spezia .

geography

Luni is the easternmost municipality in Liguria and lies at the foot of the Apuan Alps , on the border with the Tuscany region .

The core of the municipality is on one of the hills that limit the Magra plain. Most of the common land lies in this range of hills, although part of it is in the plain, in the area of ​​ancient Luni . On the territory of Luni is also the weather station of Sarzana Luni , by the World Meteorological Organization is recognized.

In the vicinity of the municipality is the historic Borgo di Nicola , which was also built on a hill below the Apuan Alps.

history

Nearby are the ruins of the archaeological site of Luna , a once Roman colony.

In 2017, the municipality changed its previous name Ortonovo to Luni .

economy

The economy is based on handicrafts , agriculture (mainly the cultivation of wine and olives ) and the production or processing of wine and vegetable oils .

Sons and daughters of the church

Individual evidence

  1. Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. Comune di Ortonovo: cambio di denominazione in “Comune di Luni” , accessed on July 22, 2019 (Italian)

Web links

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