Seravezza
Seravezza | |
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Comune di Seravezza | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 55046, 55047 |
Dialing code | 0584 |
Patron saint | see list |
Saint day | see list |
Website | Official website |
Seravezza is a town and comune in the Province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany, Italy. It is located in Versilia, close to the Apuan Alps.
Neighboring municipalities
Patron saints
Seravezza's patron saint is
St. Lawrence
. His feast occurs annually on 10 August.
According to historian
Titus Livius of 186 BC was fought between apuan Ligures and Romans in Ponte Stazzemese. The battle was fought on a hill named Colle Marcio (Marcio Hill) from the name of the defeated consul: Quintus Marcius
.
The St. Roch.
Sister cities
Seravezza is
twinned
with:
- Calatorao, Spain
Notable people
- Marco Balderi, conductor
- Renato Salvatori, actor
- Dino Bigongiari, professor of Columbia University
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Marcuccetti, Lorenzo (2002). Saltus Marcius Petrartedizioni. Lucca.
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External links
- Official website (in Italian)
Media related to Seravezza at Wikimedia Commons