Carrara
Sign in to saveCarrara ( ; ; , ) is a town and comune in Tuscany, in central Italy, of the province of Massa and Carrara, and notable for the white or blue-grey marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some west-northwest of Florence. Its motto is Latin: "" ("My strength is in the wheel"), a reference firstly to the marble shipping industry from Roman times onwards.
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Carrara is a town in Tuscany, Italy, famous for its white and blue-grey marble that has been quarried there since Roman times. The marble quarrying and shipping industry has been central to the town's identity and economy for centuries, as reflected in its Latin motto about strength being in the wheel.
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- Carrara
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Carrara
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- Carrara, veduta verso il centro storico, avenza e il mare da via salita sponda 04.jpg
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- Flag of Carrara.svg
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- Coat_of_arms_of_Carrara.svg
- Italian comune.region
- Tuscany
- Italian comune.province
- Massa and Carrara (MS)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Avenza, Bedizzano, Bergiola, Bonascola, Castelpoggio, Codena, Colonnata, Fontia, Fossola, Gragnana, Marina di Carrara, Miseglia, Nazzano, Noceto, Sorgnano, Torano
- Italian comune.mayor_party
- Centre-left
- Italian comune.mayor
- Serena Arrighi
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Carrara ( ; ; , ) is a town and comune in Tuscany, in central Italy, of the province of Massa and Carrara, and notable for the white or blue-grey marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some west-northwest of Florence. Its motto is Latin: "" ("My strength is in the wheel"), a reference firstly to the marble shipping industry from Roman times onwards.
During the contemporary era, the city and the surrounding region are closely linked to the history of the anarchist movement, with a significant part of its population being anarchist and many congresses being held there—one of the most notable being the Congress of Carrara (1968), which founded the International of Anarchist Federations (IAF), one of the main anarchist organizations to this day.