Licciana Nardi | |
Official Name: | Comune di Licciana Nardi |
Coordinates: | 44.2667°N 12°W |
Province: | Massa and Carrara (MS) |
Frazioni: | Monti, Amola, Apella, Bastia, Cisigliana, Costamala, Panicale, Paretola, Pontebosio, Tavernelle, Taponecco, Terrarossa, Varano, Villa. |
Mayor: | Pierluigi Belli |
Area Total Km2: | 55.68 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 4919 |
Population As Of: | 30 September 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Liccianesi |
Elevation M: | 210 |
Saint: | Saint James the Greater |
Day: | 25 July |
Postal Code: | 54016 |
Area Code: | 0187 |
Licciana Nardi is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Massa and Carrara in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 110km (70miles) northwest of Florence and about 25km (16miles) northwest of Massa.
The town lies in the Lunigiana region on the border between Tuscany and Liguria, with the Apuane Alps as a backdrop. It is only a few kilometres from Massa and La Spezia and near famous tourist spots as Lerici, Portovenere and the Cinque Terre. Licciana Nardi borders the following municipalities: Aulla, Bagnone, Comano, Fivizzano, Monchio delle Corti, Podenzana, Tresana, Villafranca in Lunigiana.
In 1933, Licciana was surnamed Nardi in honour of local Italian patriot Anacarsi Nardi (1800 - 1844).[2]