Luzzara

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Comune di Luzzara
Municipal coat of arms
Country	Italy
Region	Emilia-Romagna
Province	Reggio Emilia (RE)
Mayor	Stefano Donelli (since April 5, 2005)

Elevation	15 m
Area	39 km²
Population
- Total (as of December 31, 2004)	8,890
- Density	218/km²
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	44°58′N, 10°41′E
Gentilic	Luzzaresi
Dialing code	0522
Postal code	42045
Frazioni	see list
Patron	St. George
- Day	March 19
Location of Luzzara in Italy
Website: www.comune.luzzara.re.it

Luzzara is a commune in the province of Reggio Emilia, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is located at the northern end of the province and is bounded by the river named Po to the north as well as the provinces of Mantua and the region of Lombardy.

Luzzara is the birthplace of the famous film director and writer Cesare Zavattini. It is also the place where an important battle in the Spanish War of Succession was fought on August 15 1702. See Battle of Luzzara.

1 Frazioni
2 Bounding communes
3 Population history
4 External links

[edit] Frazioni

Arginello, Bacchiellino, Borgo Po, Buca Bertona, Cantone, Casoni, Codisotto, Corghe, Cugini, Delfina, Negre, San Carlo, Vergari Alti, Vergari Bassi, Villa Superiore, Villarotta.

[edit] Bounding communes

[edit] Population history

Year	Population	Density
1861	7,511	-
1871	7,731	-
1881	7,719	-
1901	9,280	-
1911	9,785	-
1921	10,379	-
1931	10,087	-
1936	9,946	-
1951	9,738	-
1961	8,579	-
1971	8,122	-
1981	8,023	-
1991	7,949	-
2001	8,517	-
December 31, 2004	8,890	218/km²