Porcari

Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Porcari

43°50′N 10°37′E / 43.833°N 10.617°E / 43.833; 10.617CountryItalyRegionTuscanyProvinceLucca (LU)FrazioniRughi, Padule, La FratinaGovernment

• MayorAlberto BacciniArea

^[1]

• Total17.9 km² (6.9 sq mi)Elevation

32 m (105 ft)Population

(1 June 2011)^[2]

• Total8,753 • Density490/km² (1,300/sq mi)DemonymPorcaresiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

55016

Dialing code0583Patron saintSt. JustusSaint dayMonday after PentecostWebsiteOfficial website

Porcari is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Florence and about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Lucca.

In the Middle Ages it was a stage on the Via Francigena. It houses the church of St. Justus, dating to the 16th century but later mostly remade in neo-medieval style.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.