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Livorno
Leghorn | |
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| Comune di Livorno | |
 View of Livorno | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Livorno  Livorno | |
| Coordinates: 43°33′07″N 10°18′30″E / 43.55194°N 10.30833°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Livorno (LI) |
| Frazioni | List
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luca Salvetti (PD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 104.8 km2 (40.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 152,914 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Livornesi Labronici |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 57100 |
| Dialing code | 0586 |
| Patron saint | Julia of Corsica |
| Saint day | 22 May |
| Website | Official website |
Livorno (Italian: [liˈvorno] ⓘ) is a port city on the Ligurian Sea[2] on the western coast of the Tuscany region of Italy.[3] It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 152,914 residents in January 2023. It was 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]
- ^ "Popolazione residente al 1 Gennaio 2023". Istat. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Mar Ligure". Marina Militare. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ 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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- ^ "Livorno". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Leghorn". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Grenet, Mathieu. "Livorno, 1680–1845".
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treccanilivornowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Rivista Geografica Italiana, volume 65 (in Italian). p. 197.
- ^ "Comuni della Toscana per popolazione". Tuttitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 November 2020.