Capannori

Capannori is a municipality with 45 585 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the Italian province of Lucca in Tuscany.

  • 3.1 Structures

Geography

The community occupies a large part of the Lucca plain east one of Lucca between the Apennines and Monte Pisano. It consists of 41 districts, which usually have their own centers.

Fractions

The districts are: Badia di Cantignano, Camigliano, Capannori, Carraia, Castelvecchio di Compito, Colle di Compito, Colognora di Compito, Coselli, Gragnano, Guamo Lammari, lappato, Lunata Marlia, Massa Macinaia, Matraia Paganico, Parezzana, Petrognano, Pieve di Compito, Pieve San Paolo, Ruota, San Colombano, San Gennaro, San Ginese di Compito, San Giusto di Compito, San Leonardo in Treponzio, San Martino in Colle San Pietro a Marcigliano, Sant'Andrea di Compito, Sant ' Andrea in Caprile, Santa Margherita, Segromigno in Monte Segromigno in Piano, Tassignano, Tofori, Toringo, Valgiano, Verciano, Vorno, Zone

However, the original settlement structure were not individual villages, but Corti ( courtyards ), which were composed of the residential and farm buildings of several families and surrounded by gardens and fields. Today, many of the formerly open spaces are filled by individual houses.

Neighboring communities

The neighboring communities are Altopascio, Bientina ( PI), Borgo a Mozzano, Buti ( PI), Calci ( PI), Lucca, Montecarlo, Pescia ( PT), Porcari, San Giuliano Terme ( PI), Villa Basilica

Culture and sights

Structures

The higher-lying northern part of the township was popular as a summer residence of the Lucchese upper class. There you will find several significant villas.

In the parish church of the village of San Gennaro is the terracotta figure of an angel, the Leonardo da Vinci is credited.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Mario Cipollini (born 1967 ), Italian racing cyclist
  • Gemma Galgani (1878-1903) saint of the Catholic Church, mystic
  • Felice Matteucci (1808-1887), engineer, co-inventor of an internal combustion engine, died in Capannori
  • Carlo Piaggia (1827-1882), African traveler, born in Badia di Cantignano
  • Cardinal Alfredo Pacini (1888-1967), Vatican diplomat

Others

Since 1993, a partnership between the community Saarland Losheim and Capannori.

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