Province of Massa-Carrara

The Province of Massa and Carrara (Italian: Provincia di Massa e Carrara), until 2009 Province of Massa-Carrara, is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is named after the two main towns in its territory: Carrara and Massa, its capital. The province of "Massa e Carrara" was born in 1859 from the separation of the Lunigiana and the Garfagnana from the Ducato of Modena. In origin it was composed of three “ Circondari”: I° “Circondario of Massa and Carrara” (compound from 7 Districts articulated in 14 Municipalities), II° “Circondario” of Castelnuovo Garfagnana (compound from 4 Districts articulated in 17 Municipalities), III° “Circondario” of Pontremoli (compound from 3 Districts articulated in 6 Municipalities). The province...