Santo Stefano di Magra
Santo Stefano di Magra | |
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| Comune di Santo Stefano di Magra | |
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| Postal code | 19037 |
| Dialing code | 0187 |
| Patron saint | St. Stephen Protomartyr |
| Saint day | August 3 |
Santo Stefano di Magra (
Vara into the Magra
river. It is part of the Montemarcello-Magra Natural Regional Park. It has an entrance and exit to the toll-paying "Autostrada"
The municipality of Santo Stefano di Magra contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Ponzano Magra, Ponzano Belaso, and Ponzano Superiore.
Santo Stefano di Magra borders the following municipalities: Aulla, Bolano, Sarzana, Vezzano Ligure.
History
Founded before 1000 AD, Santo Stefano is remembered as a marketplace in 981 by
Emperor Frederick I. It was a stage across the Via Francigena
, with a hospice housing pilgrims and travellers.
Around 1200 it is first mentioned on a written source, in the event of the peace between the Malaspina family and the bishops of Luni.
Main sights
The town is divided into two parts by the old central road, and enclosed by powerful late Renaissance walls. The church dedicated to St. Stephen was built in the 18th century over a medieval pieve.
Demographic evolution
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Istat.
- ^ Frisoni, Gaetano [in Italian] (1910). Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese (in Italian). Genoa: Nuova Editrice Genovese.
External links
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