Destinazioni - Comune
Stazzema
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Stazzema (Lucca)
Stazzema is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of Florence and about 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Lucca.
Geography
Stazzema borders the following municipalities: Camaiore, Careggine, Massa, Molazzana, Pescaglia, Pietrasanta, Seravezza, Vagli Sotto, Vergemoli.
History
During World War II, the village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema was the site of a massacre of civil population by German SS soldiers (12 August 1944). A total of 560 people were killed, among them 100 children, one of them only 20 days old. The city received the Gold Medal for Military Valour after the war.
Hamlets
Stazzema has 15 hamlets (frazioni):
Mulina, Pomezzana, Arni, Cardoso, Farnocchia, Gallena, Sant'Anna, Levigliani, Mulina, Palagnana, Pomezzana, Pontestazzemese (seat of town hall), Pruno, Retignano, Ruosina, Volegno and terrinca.
References
External links
Sant'Anna di Stazzema unofficial website
