Cellena

Cellena is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Semproniano, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 77.[1]

Cellena
View of Cellena
View of Cellena
Cellena is located in Italy
Cellena
Cellena
Location of Cellena in Italy
Coordinates: 42°45′44″N 11°33′59″E
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
ProvinceGrosseto (GR)
ComuneSemproniano
Elevation
691 m (2,267 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total70
DemonymCellenesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58050
Dialing code(+39) 0564

Geography

Cellena is about 54 km from Grosseto and 6 km from Semproniano. The village is divided into four hamlets: Cellena, Case Leoni, Case Perugini and Case Pietrini.

Main sights

  • Church of Santissima Annunziata, main parish church of the village, it was built in 1787 and entirely re-built in 1958.
  • Corte Vecchia: ancient Etruscan settlement, it became a small burgh in the Early Middle Ages and it gave shelter to the troops of Frederick II Hohenstaufen during the siege of Sovana. In the Renaissance it was transformed into a farm estate with a villa and a giardino all'italiana. There is also a chapel which was the parish church (pieve) of Cellena before the edification of the modern church in the 18th century.

References

Bibliography

  • Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Florence, Le Lettere, 1997.
  • Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine Editrice, 1999.

See also


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