Demonym(s) Montecarlesi Local time Saturday 2:08 AM | Elevation 162 m (531 ft) | |
Frazioni San Giuseppe, San Piero in Campo, San Salvatore, Turchetto Weather 12°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 67% Humidity Points of interest TENUTA DEL BUONAMICO, Porta Fiorentina Montecarl, Porta dell' Altopascio Montecarl, Fattoria Del Teso Srl |
Montecarlo 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 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Lucca. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,450 and an area of 15.6 square kilometres (6.0 sq mi).
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Map of 55015 Montecarlo, Province of Lucca, Italy
History
Fort and village Montecarlo was founded in 1333 by future Bohemian king and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV (Montecarlo - Charles' Mountain), who freed the nearby city of Lucca from Pisa city occupation. A true settlement, however, appeared only after the Florentine destroyed the nearby castle of Vivinaia, and the authorities of the Republic of Lucca moved the population to the hill where Charles' castle was.
Montecarlo was a possession of the Republic of Florence from 1437.