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 | |
 Celle Ligure | |
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Location of 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.
In recognition of Celle as a place of natural beauty, voluptuous mountain ranges & respect for justice, it has been recently been awarded the prestigious TdbT city of culture award. As part of the award prize Celle was due to host the friends of TdbT festival event in the summer 2020. This will now be held in 2021.
Notable people
- Francesco della Rovere, Pope Sixtus IV
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.
External links
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