Gallicano

For the town in the province of Rome, see Gallicano nel Lazio.

Gallicano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Florence and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Lucca.

Gallicano
Comune
Comune di Gallicano
Panorama of Gallicano from the cathedral
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 44°4′N 10°26′E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Lucca (LU)
Frazioni	Trassilico
Government
• Mayor	David Saisi
Area
• Total	30.5 km2 (11.8 sq mi)
Elevation	186 m (610 ft)
Population  (31 March 2017)[1]
• Total	3,774
• Density	124/km2 (320/sq mi)
Demonym	Gallicanesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	55027
Dialing code	0583
Website	Official website

The municipality is located in Serchio Valley, on the west bank of the Serchio river. It is served by Barga-Gallicano railway station located on the opposite side of the river, accessible by a bridge built in 1923.^[2]

Gallicano borders the following municipalities: Barga, Borgo a Mozzano, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Coreglia Antelminelli, Fabbriche di Vallico, Fosciandora, Molazzana, Fabbriche di Vergemoli.

Main sights

• The Rocca (Castle) of Trassilico.
• Church of San Giovanni Battista
• Church of Sant'Andrea
• Church of San Jacopo Apostolo
• Church of Santa Lucia