Lake Massaciuccoli

Lake Massaciuccoli
Massaciuccoli lake overview.jpg
LocationProvince of Lucca, Tuscany
Coordinates43°50′42″N 10°19′30″E / 43.84500°N 10.32500°E / 43.84500; 10.32500Coordinates: 43°50′42″N 10°19′30″E / 43.84500°N 10.32500°E / 43.84500; 10.32500
Basin countriesItaly
Surface area6.9 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Official nameMassaciuccoli lake and marsh
Designated22 June 2017
Reference no.2311[1]

Lake Massaciuccoli (Lago di Massaciuccoli in Italian) is a lake in the Province of Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. Its surface area is 6.9 km². It is located mainly in the municipality of Massarosa and partly in Torre del Lago, a civil parish of Viareggio. It is one of the largest remaining fragments of the large swamps and marshes that once covered entirely the coastal plain of Versilia. The lake was known in ancient times as the Fossis Papirianis, a name used in the Tabula Peutingeriana. The composer Giacomo Puccini lived nearby and frequently hunted around the lake; the nearby village of Torre del Lago is sometimes mentioned with suffix "Puccini" in his honour.

The lake is home to the large extent of Cladium mariscus in Italy. However, vegetation and wildlife have shrunken substantially since the 20th century, due to eutrophication and expansion of Louisianan Crayfish, which are now disappearing from the lake because of predatory birds.

view of the lake from "Massaciuccoli Port", near Massarosa

References

  1. ^ "Massaciuccoli lake and marsh". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

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