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

Forte dei Marmi

Massa

Montignoso

Pietrasanta

Stazzema

Patron saints

Seravezza's patron saint is St. Lawrence. His feast occurs annually on 10 August.

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According to historian Lorenzo Marcuccetti 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.

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The frazione of Querceta has St. Joseph, celebrated on 19 March. The patron saint of the frazione of Pozzi is St. Roch.

Seravezza

Sister cities

Seravezza is twinned with:

Calatorao, Spain

Notable people

Marco Balderi, conductor

Renato Salvatori, actor

Dino Bigongiari, professor of Columbia University

References

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Cities and towns in Tuscany