Seravezza
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Seravezza
| official_name = Comune di Seravezza
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| coordinates = {{coord|44|00|N|10|14|E|display=inline}}
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| region = Tuscany
| province = Lucca (LU)
| frazioni = Azzano, Basati, Cerreta San Nicola, Cerreta Sant'Antonio, Corvaia, Fabbiano, Giustagnana, Federigi, Malbacco, Marzocchino, Minazzana, Pozzi, Querceta, Riomagno, Ripa, Ruosina
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| mayor = Riccardo Tarabella
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| area_total_km2 = 39.55
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 13007
| population_as_of = 31 March 2017
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| population_demonym = Seravezzini
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| elevation_m = 50
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| postal_code = 55046, 55047
| area_code = 0584
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.seravezza.lucca.it/}}
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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 Saint Lawrence. His feast occurs annually on 10 August.
According to historian Lorenzo Marcuccetti{{cite book|last=Marcuccetti|first=Lorenzo|title=Saltus Marcius Petrartedizioni|year=2002|location=Lucca}} the battle remembered by 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 frazione of Querceta has Saint Joseph, celebrated on 19 March. The patron saint of the frazione of Pozzi is Saint Roch.
Sister cities
Notable people
- Marco Balderi, conductor
- Renato Salvatori, actor
- Dino Bigongiari, professor of Columbia University
References
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External links
- {{Official website}} {{in lang|it}}
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Category:Cities and towns in Tuscany
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