Sarzana

Sarzana
Città di Sarzana
Location of Sarzana
Sarzana
Location of Sarzana in Italy
Sarzana
Sarzana (Liguria)
Coordinates: 44°07′N 09°58′E / 44.117°N 9.967°E / 44.117; 9.967
CountryItaly
RegionLiguria
ProvinceLa Spezia (SP)
FrazioniMarinella di Sarzana, Falcinello, Sarzanello, San Lazzaro
Government
  MayorCristina Ponzanelli
Area
  Total
34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2016)
  Total
22,104
  Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
DemonymSarzanesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
19038
Dialing code0187
Patron saintSt. Andrew
Saint day30 November
WebsiteOfficial website

Sarzana (Italian: [sarˈdzaːna], Emilian: [sarˈzana]; Ligurian: Sarzann-a) is a town, comune (municipality) and former short-lived Catholic bishopric in the Province of La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. It is 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of La Spezia, on the railway to Pisa, at the point where the railway to Parma diverges to the north. In 2010, it had a population of 21,978.