| Santo Stefano di Magra | |
| Official Name: | Comune di Santo Stefano di Magra |
| Coordinates: | 44.1667°N 64°W |
| Region: | Liguria |
| Province: | La Spezia (SP) |
| Frazioni: | Ponzano Magra, Ponzano Belaso, Ponzano Superiore |
| Mayor: | Juri Mazzanti |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.0 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 8463 |
| Population As Of: | 31 May 2007 |
| Population Demonym: | Santostefanesi |
| Saint: | St. Stephen Protomartyr |
| Day: | August 3 |
| Postal Code: | 19037 |
| Area Code: | 0187 |
Santo Stefano di Magra (San Steva, Lunigiano Sa' Steu[2]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 80km (50miles) southeast of Genoa and about 11km (07miles) northeast of La Spezia. It is located near the confluence of torrent Vara into the Magra river. It is part of the Montemarcello-Magra Natural Regional Park. It has an entrance and exit to the toll-paying "Autostrada"
The municipality of Santo Stefano di Magra contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Ponzano Magra, Ponzano Belaso, and Ponzano Superiore.
Santo Stefano di Magra borders the following municipalities: Aulla, Bolano, Sarzana, Vezzano Ligure.
Founded before 1000 AD, Santo Stefano is remembered as a marketplace in 981 by Emperor Otto II and in 1185 by Emperor Frederick I. It was a stage across the Via Francigena, with a hospice housing pilgrims and travellers.
Around 1200 it is first mentioned on a written source, in the event of the peace between the Malaspina family and the bishops of Luni.
The town is divided into two parts by the old central road, and enclosed by powerful late Renaissance walls. The church dedicated to St. Stephen was built in the 18th century over a medieval pieve.
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