Seravezza
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Country | Italy | |
region | Tuscany | |
province | Lucca (LU) | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 0 ' N , 10 ° 14' E | |
height | 50 m slm | |
surface | 39.5 km² | |
Residents | 12,771 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 323 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 55047 | |
prefix | 0584 | |
ISTAT number | 046028 | |
Popular name | Seravezzini | |
Patron saint | San Lorenzo and Santa Barbara (in Seravezza), San Rocco (in Pozzi), San Giuseppe (in Querceta) | |
Website | Seravezza | |
Seravezza at the confluence of the Serra and Vezza to the Versilia river |
Seravezza is an Italian municipality in the province of Lucca in Tuscany with 12,771 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).
geography
Seravezza is located in the hinterland of Versilia on the slopes of the Apuan Alps , the highest peak of which is the Altissimo at 1589 m in the municipality . The highest quarry for Carrara marble is on the Altissimo . The Versilia River arises in Seravezza from the confluence of the Serra and Vezza rivers. The origin of the name "Seravezza" is not, as many might think, named after the two rivers that flow through the city. The exact opposite is the case: it is the city that gives the name to the two rivers. The name Seravezza comes from the Lombard "Sala Vetitia", which means a center of trade. The rivers used to be called Rio Magno (Serra) and Fiume Ruosina (Vezza).
The eponymous district of Seravezza (approx. 1100 inhabitants) houses the administration of the municipality, but the more important center is Querceta (approx. 5800 inhabitants). The other districts (fractions) include Azzano (approx. 330 inhabitants), Basati (approx. 160 inhabitants), Cerreta Sant'Antonio (approx. 80 inhabitants), Fabbiano (approx. 95 inhabitants), Giustagnana (approx. 140 inhabitants) , Minazzana (approx. 120 inhabitants), Pozzi (approx. 2825 inhabitants), Riomagno (approx. 225 inhabitants), Ripa (approx. 1625 inhabitants) and Ruosina (approx. 85 inhabitants).
The neighboring municipalities are Forte dei Marmi , Massa ( MS ), Montignoso ( MS ), Pietrasanta and Stazzema .
Attractions
The Villa Medici of Seravezza was built in the 16th century by Cosimo I de 'Medici and was the summer residence of the Medici family . Today it houses a museum for traditional crafts of Versilia and has rooms for changing exhibitions of modern and contemporary art.
Piazza Giosuè Carducci with a war memorial
Donkey Palio Palio dei Micci
Town twinning
Seravezza has a partnership with Calatorao in Spain.
Sons and daughters of the church
- Enrico Pea (1881–1958), writer
- Armando Angelini (1891–1968), politician
- Renato Salvatori (1933–1988), film actor
- Renzo Maggi (* 1944), sculptor active in Zurich 1963–1990
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ Comune di Seravezza with the population figures from 2011, accessed on July 6, 2019 (Italian)
- ^ Renzo Maggi. In: Sikart , accessed January 20, 2016.
- ^ Renzo Maggi (Italian) in bestversilia.com