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{{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            = [[Province of Lucca|Lucca]] (LU)
| frazioni        =    Azzano, Basati, Cerreta San Nicola, Cerreta Sant'Antonio, Corvaia, [[Fabbiano, Tuscany|Fabbiano]], Giustagnana, [[Federigi]], Malbacco, Marzocchino, Minazzana, Pozzi, Querceta, Riomagno, Ripa, Ruosina
| mayor_party         = 
| 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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|istat=| saint               = see [[Seravezza#Patron saints|list]]
| day                 = see [[Seravezza#Patron saints|list]]
| 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==
*[[Forte dei Marmi]]
*[[Massa, Tuscany|Massa]]
*[[Montignoso]]
*[[Pietrasanta]]
*[[Stazzema]]

==Patron saints==
Seravezza's patron saint is [[Saint Lawrence]]. His feast occurs annually on 10 August.

According to historian [[Lorenzo Marcuccetti]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Marcuccetti|first=Lorenzo|title=Saltus Marcius Petrartedizioni|year=2002|location=Lucca}}</ref> the battle remembered by historian [[Titus Livius]] of 186 BC was fought between apuan [[Ligures]] and [[Roman Republic|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 [[town twinning|twinned]] with:

* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Calatorao]], Spain

==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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{{Province of Lucca}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Tuscany]]

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