Altopascio
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Altopascio is a small town in Tuscany, Italy, located in the province of Lucca, with about 15,500 residents. It is one of many municipalities that make up the administrative divisions of the Lucca province in central Italy.
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- Italian comune.name
- Altopascio
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Altopascio_panorama_e_porta.JPG
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Church of San Jacopo Maggiore
- Italian comune.image_shield
- france-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.region
- Tuscany
- Italian comune.province
- Lucca (LU)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Badia Pozzeveri, Marginone, Spianate
- Italian comune.mayor
- Sara D'Ambrosio
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 28
- Italian comune.population_total
- 15572
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 December 2017
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Altopascesi
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Altopascio is a comune (municipality) in the province of Lucca, in the Italian region of Tuscany, with a population of 15,572.
==History== Already inhabited in Roman times, Altopascio gained in importance due to its Spedale (hostel, first mentioned in 1084) for the pilgrims who travelled on the Via Francigena, leading from France to Rome. This formed the basis of the later Order of Saint James of Altopascio. This, founded by Matilda of Canossa between 1070 and 1080, was one of the first of the military orders; it existed for four hundred years, in which it had considerable social, political and military influence, and though gaining land in various European countries retained its strong ties to the town where it was founded.