Celle Ligure
Celle Ligure | |
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Comune di Celle Ligure | |
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Coordinates: 44°21′N 8°33′E / 44.350°N 8.550°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Liguria |
Province | Savona (SV) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Caterina Mordeglia[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2011)[4] | |
• Total | 5,342 |
• Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Cellesi or Cellaschi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 17015 |
Dialing code | 019 |
Website | comune |
Celle Ligure (Ligurian: Çelle) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 30 kilometres (19 miles) west of Genoa and about 8 kilometres (5 miles) northeast of Savona.
It borders the comuni of: Albisola Superiore, Stella, and Varazze.
Main sights[]
- Parish church of San Michele Arcangelo (1645). It houses a polyptych by Perin del Vaga from 1535
- Pseudo-Romanesque church of Nostra Signora della Consolazione (18th century)
- Bregalla Tower (11th through 16th centuries)
- Thee Kings way...known locally as Massicci Coglioni
International relations[]
Celle Ligure is twinned with:
- Celle, Germany[5]
- Kilmarnock, Scotland
People[]
Francesco della Rovere, later Pope Sixtus IV, was born in Celle in 1414.
References[]
- ^ "Celle Ligure, il nuovo sindaco è Caterina Mordeglia: Zunino battuto di 317 voti - IVG.it". 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Stadt Celle". www.celle.de. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
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Categories:
- Cities and towns in Liguria
- Municipalities of the Province of Savona
- Liguria geography stubs