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Sarzana
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Inhabitants of Italy are referred to as Italians. Their official language is Standard Italian, descendant of Tuscan dialect and a direct descendant of Latin. The word Italy is derived from the Homeric Aeolic word which means bull. Italy is subject to highly diverse weather conditions in autumn, winter, and spring. The country has the fifth-highest population density in Europe at 193 persons per square kilometer. Today, despite regional variations in the form of accents and vowel emphasis, Italian is fully comprehensible to most throughout the country.
Sarzana is a town and municipality in the Province of La Spezia, of Liguria, Italy, 15 kilometers east of Spezia, on the railway to Pisa, at the point where the railway to Parma diverges to the north. In 2004 it had a population of 20,180. Sarzana has one of the most important glass-bottle factories in Italy. There are also brick-works and a fuel factory.
Sarzana, owing to its position on the frontier, changed masters more than once, belonging first to Pisa, then to Florence, then to the Banco di S. Giorgio of Genoa and from 1572 to Genoa itself. In 1814 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Sardinia, the frontier between Liguria and Tuscany being now made to run between it and Carrara. Sarzana was the birthplace of Pope Nicholas V.
Tourist attractions in Sarzana include the noteworthy cathedral of white marble in the Gothic style, dating from 1355, was completed in 1474. It contains two elaborately-sculptured altars of the latter period. The former citadel, built by the Pisans, was demolished and reerected by Lorenzo de Medici. The Castle of Sarzanello was built by the condottiero Castruccio Castracani, whose tomb by the Pisan Giovanni di Balducci is in S. Francesco.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Sarzana is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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