Cecina, Tuscany

Cecina (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtʃɛːtʃina]) is a comune (municipality) of 28,322 inhabitants in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Florence and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Livorno.

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

An archaeological park close to the town houses the remains of a Roman villa from the 1st century BC.

History

A settlement was founded here by the Roman consul Albinus Caecina, who was a descendant of an ancient Etruscan family. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the territory suffered a long period of decline, which only came to an end when the Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany began to develop local agriculture.

The modern town was founded in 1852, but a part of the city was destroyed during World War II. From the 1960s onwards, it has developed into a popular tourist resort.

Twin towns

• Gilching, Germany, since 1989
• Sagunto, Spain
• Sin-le-Noble, France

References

External links

• Official website
• Cecina, Tuscany at Curlie

1. Cecina
2. Augustin Hadelich
3. Cecina railway station
4. ASD Cecina
5. Montecatini Val di Cecina
6. Castelnuovo di Val di Cecina
7. Paolo Bettini
8. Antonino Tringali Casanuova
9. Rachele Mori
10. Marina di Cecina
11. Dario Verani
12. Federica Panicucci
13. Casaglia, Montecatini Val di Cecina
14. Cecina-Volterra railway
15. Diego Ulissi
16. Ilio Barontini
17. Caecina
18. List of municipalities of Tuscany
19. Mirco Lipari
20. Tuscan wine