Fivizzano | |
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Comune di Fivizzano | |
Coordinates: 44°14′N 10°08′E / 44.233°N 10.133°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Province | Massa and Carrara (MS) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gian Luigi Giannetti |
Area | |
• Total | 180 km2 (70 sq mi) |
Elevation | 326 m (1,070 ft) |
Population (31 August 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 7,787 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Demonym | Fivizzanesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 54013 |
Dialing code | 0585 |
Patron saint | St. Anthony the Abbot |
Website | Official website |
Fivizzano is a comune in the province of Massa and Carrara, Tuscany, central Italy.
It became part of the Republic of Florence in the 15th century thus gaining the Tuscan republic an important foothold in Lunigiana, a key region which Genoa, Lucca, Pisa, Milan and Florence had sought to dominate since the early Middle Ages.
In August 1944 the region was the scene of the San Terenzo Monti and Vinca massacres, carried out by soldiers of the 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division.[3][4]
Events in the town include:
Fivizzano is twinned with: