Podenzana
Encyclopedia
Podenzana is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Massa-Carrara
in the Italian
region Tuscany
, located about 110 km northwest of Florence
and about 25 km northwest of Massa
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,947 and an area of 17.3 km².
Podenzana borders the following municipalities: Aulla
, Bolano
, Calice al Cornoviglio
, Follo
, Licciana Nardi
, Tresana
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Massa-Carrara
Province of Massa-Carrara
The Province of Massa and Carrara , until 2009 Province of Massa-Carrara, is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is named after the two main towns in its territory: Carrara and Massa, its capital.-History:...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
, located about 110 km northwest of Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
and about 25 km northwest of Massa
Massa
Massa is a town and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, the administrative centre of the province of Massa-Carrara. It is located in the Frigido River Valley, near the Alpi Apuane, some 5 kilometers from the Tyrrhenian Sea....
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,947 and an area of 17.3 km².
Podenzana borders the following municipalities: Aulla
Aulla
-History:Traces of Roman and Etruscan civilizations found in the Church of Saint Caprisio indicate that there were settlements in Aulla long before the 8th century CE, when margrave Adalbert I of Tuscany founded a village and castle to accommodate pilgrims traveling the via Francigena. Here, at...
, Bolano
Bolano
Bolano is a comune in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 80 km southeast of Genoa and about 11 km northeast of La Spezia...
, Calice al Cornoviglio
Calice al Cornoviglio
Calice al Cornoviglio is a comune in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 km southeast of Genoa and about 11 km north of La Spezia...
, Follo
Follo, Italy
Follo is a comune in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 80 km southeast of Genoa and about 8 km northeast of La Spezia, between the Val di Vara, the Gulf of La Spezia and the Val di Magra plain....
, Licciana Nardi
Licciana Nardi
Licciana Nardi is a comune in the Province of Massa-Carrara in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 110 km northwest of Florence and about 25 km northwest of Massa.-Geography:...
, Tresana
Tresana
Tresana is a comune in the Province of Massa-Carrara in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 120 km northwest of Florence and about 25 km northwest of Massa...
.