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Capannori
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Capannori, 6.1 kilometers far from Lucca, is an Italian town that is the chief town of the homonymous province to which the municipality belongs. Capannori has a population of 40.699 inhabitants and a surface of 15659 square kilometers thus showing a population density of 25991 inhabitants per square kilometer. It rises 15 meters above the sea level.
The territory of the municipality lies between 5 and 976 meters above sea level. The altimetric spawn is thus of 971 meters. There are a total of 16,972 workers, which are the 41.70 percent of the inhabitants of the municipality. Capannori rises along the plain of Lucca.
The local economy of the city is mainly based on the production of cereals, vegetables, vine grape, olive oil, potatoes and on the activity of numerous mechanical, making food, textile and for the manufacturing of wood industries. The place name probably comes from the Late Latin word Capanna, with the meaning of little house. It is supposed that the territory of Capannori was already populated during the Longards' coming to Italy. The historical data testifying the existence of the village started on 745, when a monk went to Capannori and built a chapel entitled to Saint Quirico. The local community gathered around the Saint Quirico Chapel and there started to build their houses.
Since the beginning the village of Capannori was under the control of the city of Lucca, under whose domination developed along the next centuries becoming a flourishing rural place. Among the numerous celebrations periodically taking place in Capannori, a fair called the Capannori in Fair is held yearly in the month of September, where it is possible to taste some good typical local foods.
Capannori is also known as the town of best geographical environment and has traced its origins back to prehistoric times. Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and can also enjoy its natural beauty concealed by the beautiful landscapes.
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