Livorno

Livorno
Leghorn
Comune di Livorno
View of Livorno
View of Livorno
Flag of Livorno
Coat of arms of Livorno
Livorno is located in Tuscany
Livorno
Livorno
Livorno is located in Italy
Livorno
Livorno
Coordinates: 43°33′07″N 10°18′30″E / 43.55194°N 10.30833°E / 43.55194; 10.30833
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
ProvinceLivorno (LI)
Frazioni
List
Government
 • MayorLuca Salvetti (PD)
Area
 • Total104.8 km2 (40.5 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2023)[1]
 • Total152,914
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Livornesi
Labronici
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
57100
Dialing code0586
Patron saintJulia of Corsica
Saint day22 May
WebsiteOfficial website
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Livorno (Italian: [liˈvorno] ) is a port city on the Ligurian Sea[2] on the western coast of the Tuscany region, Italy.[3] It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronounced /lɛˈɡɔːrn/ leg-ORN,[4][5] /ˈlɛɡhɔːrn/ LEG-horn[6] or /ˈlɛɡərn/ LEG-ərn).[7][8][9]

During the Renaissance, Livorno was designed as an "ideal town". Developing considerably from the second half of the 16th century by the will of the House of Medici, Livorno was an important free port. Its intense commercial activity was largely dominated by foreign traders. Also the seat of consulates and shipping companies, it became the main port-city of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[10] The high status of a multiethnic and multicultural Livorno lasted until the second half of the nineteenth century, when it was surpassed by other cities. Evidence of that prosperous time can be seen in the many churches, villas, and palaces of the city.[11]

Livorno is considered to be the most modern among all the Tuscan cities, and is the third most-populous of the region, after Florence and Prato.[12][13]

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  2. ^ "Mar Ligure". Marina Militare. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. ^ de Blij, H. J.; O. Muller, Peter; Nijman, Jan (2010). "Regions of the Realm". The World Today: Concepts and Regions in Geography. John Wiley & Sons. p. 63. ISBN 9780470646380.
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  6. ^ "Leghorn" in the Oxford Dictionaries Online.
  7. ^ "Livorno". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Leghorn". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  9. ^ The name "Leghorn" is not used much to refer to the city in English any more, with "Livorno" being favoured, although the traditional name is used now to refer to a popular breed of chicken.
  10. ^ Grenet, Mathieu. "Livorno, 1680–1845".
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference treccanilivorno was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Rivista Geografica Italiana, volume 65 (in Italian). p. 197.
  13. ^ "Comuni della Toscana per popolazione". Tuttitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 November 2020.