Cellere

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Cellere
coat of arms
Cellere (Italy)
Cellere
Country Italy
region Lazio
province Viterbo  (VT)
Coordinates 42 ° 31 '  N , 11 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 30 '41 "  N , 11 ° 46' 21"  E
height 344  m slm
surface 37 km²
Residents 1,110 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 30 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 01010
prefix 0761
ISTAT number 056020
Popular name Celleresi
Patron saint Sant'Egidio
Website Cellere

Cellere is an Italian commune with 1110 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Viterbo in the Lazio region .

geography

Cellere is 117 km northwest of Rome and 41 km northwest of Viterbo . It is located in the Monti Volsini between Lake Bolsena and Tuscania . The medieval town center extends on a long, narrow tuff hill. The village of Pianiano and the hamlet of Gabeletta belong to the municipality.

The neighboring municipalities are Arlena di Castro , Canino , Ischia di Castro , Piansano , Tessennano and Valentano .

traffic

Cellere is on the SS 312 Via Castrense, which leads from Lake Bolsena to Via Aurelia near Montalto di Castro .

Population development

year 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001
Residents 1,626 2.010 2,222 2,352 2,256 1,852 1,437 1,301

Source: ISTAT

politics

Leandro Peroni ( PdL ) was elected mayor in June 2004 and confirmed in office in 2009.

Attractions

  • The Church of Sant'Egidio Abate was designed by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger in 1520 .
  • The fortified village of Pianiano has retained its medieval appearance.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

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