Cecina
Comune
Comune di Cecina
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Coat of arms of Cecina
Coat of arms
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Province / Metropolitan city Livorno (LI)
Government
 • Mayor Stefano Benedetti
Area
 • Total 42.5 km2 (16.4 sq mi)
Elevation 15 m (49 ft)
Population (1 September 2009)[1]
 • Total 28,322
 • Density 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Cecinesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 57023
Dialing code 0586
Patron saint St. Joseph
Saint day March 19
Website Official website

Cecina is a comune (municipality) of 28,322 inhabitants in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 km southwest of Florence and about 30 km southeast of Livorno.

The territory of Cecina borders the following municipalities: Bibbona, Casale Marittimo, Castellina Marittima, Guardistallo, Montescudaio, Riparbella, Rosignano Marittimo.

In the nearby an archaeological park houses the remains of a Roman villa from the 1st century BC.

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History[edit]

View of Cecina River, 1751

A settlement was founded here by the Roman consul Albinus Caecina, who descenend from an ancient Etruscan family. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the territory lived a long decline, which was stopped only when it was dried by Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany, favouring the birth of agriculture.

The modern Cecina was founded in 1852, but the town was totally destroyed during World War II. It became a popular tourist resort starting form the 1960s.

Twin towns[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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