Celle Ligure
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.
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Comune di Celle Ligure | |
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Coordinates: 44°21′N 8°33′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)[3] | |
• 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 |
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)
International relations
Celle Ligure is twinned with:
- Celle, Germany[4]
- Kilmarnock, Scotland
- Killarney, Ireland.
People
Francesco della Rovere, later Pope Sixtus IV, was born in Celle in 1414.
References
- https://www.ivg.it/2019/05/celle-ligure-il-nuovo-sindaco-e-caterina-mordeglia-zunino-battuto-di-270-voti/
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". 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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