Barga, Tuscany

Barga
Comune di Barga
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Barga is located in Italy
Barga
Barga
Location of Barga in Italy
Barga is located in Tuscany
Barga
Barga
Barga (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 44°04′30″N 10°28′54″E / 44.07500°N 10.48167°E / 44.07500; 10.48167
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
ProvinceLucca (LU)
FrazioniCastelvecchio Pascoli, Filecchio, Fornaci di Barga, Mologno, Ponte all'Ania, Sommocolonia, Renaio, Tiglio
Government
 • MayorMarco Bonini (Democratic Party)
Area
 • Total66 km2 (25 sq mi)
Elevation
410 m (1,350 ft)
Population
 (31 March 2017[2])[3]
 • Total9,931
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
DemonymBarghigiani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
55051
Dialing code0583
Patron saintSt. Christopher
Saint dayJuly 25
WebsiteOfficial website

Barga is a medieval town and comune of the province of Lucca in Tuscany, central Italy. It is home to around 10,000 people and is the chief town of the "Media Valle" (mid valley) of the Serchio River. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[4]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Data from Istat
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Toscana" (in Italian). 5 December 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

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