Luzzara

Luzzara
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Reggio Emilia (RE)
Local name	Lüsèra
Coordinates	44 ° 58 ′ N , 10 ° 40 ′ E Coordinates: 44 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ N , 10 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ E
height	22 m slm
surface	39 km²
Residents	8,703 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	223 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	42045
prefix	0522
ISTAT number	035026
Popular name	Luzzaresi
Patron saint	George
Website	Luzzara

Piazza Enrico Toti in Luzzara with the Torre Civica

Luzzara is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 8703 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Reggio Emilia in Emilia-Romagna . The municipality is located about 29 kilometers north of Reggio nell'Emilia directly on the Po and borders the province of Mantua ( Lombardy region ), the so-called Oltrepò Mantovano . Luzzara is located about 24 kilometers south-southwest of Mantua .

history

The ancient Roman city of Nuceria is said to have been destroyed by Celtic barbarians, and today's Luzzara was later built in its place . 781 the name appears for the first time in a document of Charlemagne .

Economy and Transport

Numerous machine manufacturers produce in Luzzara. Among them is the tractor manufacturer Argo . One stop is on the non-electrified railway line from Parma to Suzzara .

Personalities

Maurizio Cazzati (1616–1678), composer
Cesare Zavattini (1902-1989), screenwriter
Danilo Donati (1926–2001), costume and production designer

Web links

Commons : Luzzara - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

[1] Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.