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Carrara

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.

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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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Italian comune.name: Carrara
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Carrara
Italian comune.image_skyline: Carrara, veduta verso il centro storico, avenza e il mare da via salita sponda 04.jpg
Italian comune.image_flag: Flag of Carrara.svg
Italian comune.image_shield: 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
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 71
Italian comune.population_total: 62923
Italian comune.population_as_of: 30 June 2016
Italian comune.population_demonym: Carraresi, Carrarini
Italian comune.elevation_m: 100
Italian comune.saint: San Ceccardo
Italian comune.day: 16 June
Italian comune.postal_code: 54033

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Demonym: carraresi
Population: 59905
Area: 71.01
Elevation: 100
Official website: www.comune.carrara.ms.it
Image: Carrara.marble.quarries.in.italy.arp.jpg
Dialing code: 0585
Licence plate code: MS

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Commons category: Carrara
postal code: 54033
P11012: Dusky Broadbill
Commons gallery: Carrara
P12749: Balbinus

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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.