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Colonnata
Sign in to savethumb|right|250px|View of Colonnata and Apuan Alps Colonnata is an Italian ancient village and a hamlet (frazione) of the comune of Carrara, (Massa-Carrara, Tuscany). It is situated in the Apuan Alps, and is known worldwide for the pork fat delicacy Lardo di Colonnata, and for its marble quarries.
Key facts
- Frazione.name
- Colonnata
- Frazione.image_skyline
- Colonnata01.jpg
- Frazione.image_caption
- Central square of Colonnata
- Frazione.province
- Massa and Carrara (MS)
- Frazione.comune
- Carrara
- Frazione.elevation_m
- 532
- Frazione.population_total
- 295
- Frazione.gentilic
- Colonnatese(i)
- Frazione.postal_code
- 54033
- Frazione.area_code
- (+39) 0585
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Location and quarrying
- Places of interest
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right|250px|View of Colonnata and Apuan Alps Colonnata is an Italian ancient village and a hamlet (frazione) of the comune of Carrara, (Massa-Carrara, Tuscany). It is situated in the Apuan Alps, and is known worldwide for the pork fat delicacy Lardo di Colonnata, and for its marble quarries.
==History== Colonnata's history dates back to its settlement, around 40 BC. It was built for the housing of slaves used in quarrying marble after Rome decided to replace expensive imported Greek marble with local (Luni) marble.