Celle Ligure

Celle Ligure
Comune
Comune di Celle Ligure
Celle Ligure

Coat of arms
Celle Ligure
Location of Celle Ligure in Italy
Coordinates: 44°21′N 8°33′E / 44.350°N 8.550°E / 44.350; 8.550
Country Italy
Region Liguria
Province Savona (SV)
Government
  Mayor Renato Zunino
Area
  Total 9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2011)[1]
  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 Official website

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.

Celle Ligure borders the following municipalities: Albisola Superiore, Stella, and Varazze.

Climate

Temperatures in Celle Ligure range from 1.4 to 26.7 °C (34.5–80.1 °F).

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:

Notable people

  • Francesco della Rovere, Pope Sixtus IV
  • G.Gobbi (1973–present), Philosopher, Libertine, LAB Society

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. "Stadt Celle". www.celle.de. Retrieved 2010-01-05.


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