Seravezza
Template:Infobox Italian comune 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<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 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
Seravezza is twinned with:
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Notable people
- Marco Balderi, conductor
- Renato Salvatori, actor
- Dino Bigongiari, professor of Columbia University
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