Lunigiana
Lunigiana is a historical region in Italy , located in the southern part of the Liguria region and the northern part of the Tuscany region .
location
Lunigiana comprised what is now the southern Ligurian province of La Spezia and the northern Tuscan province of Massa-Carrara and is located in the catchment area of the Magra and its confluence with the Ligurian Sea . It stretches from the Val di Magra to the Versilia and Garfagnana mountains and as far as Sarzana and Albareto in the province of Parma .
Lunigiana also covers the Cinque Terre , the Val di Vara , the Gulf of La Spezia (also called Golfo dei Poeti ) and the Apuan Alps .
history
The largest number of statue menhirs , including several women, were found in the region from the 3rd and 2nd millennium BC. Found on the Italian mainland. The name Lunigiana is derived from the city of Luna , called luni (dt. "Moons") in the Roman Empire . Since the 13th century, the region was known under the Latin name Provincia Lunisanae and was closely associated with the Malaspina family. Fourteen of the communities in united Italy merged to form the Comunità montana Lunigiana . The seat of the community is in Fivizzano .
Associated municipalities
Massa-Carrara Province
- Aulla
- Bagnone
- Casola in Lunigiana
- Comano
- Filattiera
- Fivizzano
- Fosdinovo
- Licciana Nardi
- Mulazzo
- Podenzana
- Pontremoli
- Tresana
- Villafranca in Lunigiana
- Zeri
La Spezia Province
See also
- Museo delle statue stele della Lunigiana in Pontremoli
- Giro della Lunigiana