Lucca

(look'kah,) a p. and former duchy of N. Italy, in Tuscany, the shores of which are washed by the Gulf of Genoa; bet. N. Lat. 43° 45′-44° 47′, E. Lon. 10° 12′10° 42. Area, 568 sq. m. It is noted for its fine agricultural products, and for yielding the best olive-oil in the kingdom. -Its C., Lucca, situate on the Serchio, 11 m. N.E. of Pisa, is one of the most active commercial places in Italy. Pop. of p. 256,161; of city, 21,966. [s. 559]