Colonnata

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.

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of: frazione
Country: Italy
Located in: Carrara
Elevation: 532
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: Colonnata veduta.jpg
Dialing code: 0585
Patron saint: Bartholomew the Apostle

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postal code: 54033
mountain range: Apuan Alps
Commons category: Colonnata (Carrara)

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Location and quarrying
Places of interest
See also
References
External links

==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.

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