Carrara
Carrara
Carara (Emilian) | |
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| Comune di Carrara | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Carrara Location of Carrara in Italy Carrara Carrara (Tuscany) | |
| Coordinates: 44°04.75′N 10°06.00′E / 44.07917°N 10.10000°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Massa and Carrara (MS) |
| Frazioni | Avenza, Bedizzano, Bergiola, Bonascola, Castelpoggio, Codena, Colonnata, Fontia, Fossola, Gragnana, Marina di Carrara, Miseglia, Nazzano, Noceto, Sorgnano, Torano |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Serena Arrighi (Centre-left) |
| Area | |
• Total | 71 km2 (27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2016) | |
• Total | 62,923 |
| • Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Carraresi, Carrarini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 54033 |
| Dialing code | 0585 |
| Patron saint | San Ceccardo |
| Saint day | 16 June |
Carrara (/kəˈrɑːrə/ kə-RAR-ə; Italian: [kaˈraːɾa]; Emilian: Carara, Emilian: [kaˈɾaːɾa]) is a town and comune in Tuscany, in northern Italy, of the province of Massa and Carrara, and notable for the white or blue-grey marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some 100 kilometres (62 mi) west-northwest of Florence. Its motto is Latin: "Fortitudo mea in rota" ("My strength is in the wheel"), a reference firstly to the marble shipping industry from Roman times onwards.
During the contemporary era, the city and the surrounding region are closely linked to the history of the anarchist movement, with a significant part of its population being anarchist and many congresses being held there—one of the most notable being the Congress of Carrara (1968), which founded the International of Anarchist Federations (IAF), one of the main anarchist organizations to this day.