Monte Cetona

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Monte Cetona
The Monte Cetona seen from Sarteano (north) (left the summit cross, right the Poggio Restone with the antenna system)

The Monte Cetona seen from Sarteano (north) (left the summit cross, right the Poggio Restone with the antenna system)

height 1148  m slm
location Tuscany , Italy
Coordinates 42 ° 55 '49 "  N , 11 ° 52' 31"  E Coordinates: 42 ° 55 '49 "  N , 11 ° 52' 31"  E
Monte Cetona (Tuscany)
Monte Cetona

The Monte Cetona is a mountain in Tuscany in Italy .

location

The mountain is located about 70 km southeast of Siena near the municipality of Cetona in the province of Siena , halfway between Florence and Rome , and at 1148 m it is the highest point in the Chiana Valley . It is part of the Apennines and is surrounded by the Chiana Valley and the Val d'Orcia . Other neighboring communities besides Cetona are San Casciano dei Bagni , Radicofani and Sarteano . The Orcia River arises on the southern slope and later flows into the Ombrone .

archeology

The first archaeological work was carried out in 1927 by the archaeologist Umberto Calzoni from Perugia . The Grotta di San Francesco and the Grotta della Carbonaia were discovered and uncovered. In 1928 the Antro della Noce , Antro del Poggetto and the Tombetta della Strada , an interconnected cave system, were discovered and excavated. These caves were first inhabited by the Neanderthals , later in the Bronze Age and the Neolithic Age . The excavations of the Calzoni took place until 1941. In 1984 the University of Siena and the Soprintendenza Archeologica per la Toscana resumed research.

Attractions

  • Celle di San Francesco , place where St. Francis of Assisi is said to have lived a hermit life in 1212. Located in the local area of ​​Sarteano not far from the Chiesa di San Bartolomeo, which was built in 1594 by his successors.
  • Grotta di San Francesco , grotto in the Parco Archeologico Naturalistico di Belverde (Cetona), in which St. Francis of Assisi is said to have spent a period of time.
  • Museo Civico per la Preistoria del Monte Cetona , museum in Cetona
  • Parco Archeologico-Naturalistico del Monte Cetona , natural park in Cetona
  • Poggio Restone (1026 m, radio TV antenna station)
The Monte Cetona seen from the south

literature

  • Emanuele Repetti: Montagna di Cetona, Monte Pisi - (Castello di Cetona, di Monte Pisi). In: Dizionario Geografico Fisico Storico della Toscana (1833–1846). Online edition of the University of Siena (pdf, ital.)

Web links

Commons : Monte Cetona  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sarteanoliving: San Francesco e le sue celle , accessed on May 30, 2015 (Italian)
  2. ↑ Toscana Grotto to the Parco Archeologico Naturalistico di Belverde, accessed on May 30, 2015 (Italian)
  3. ↑ Musei Senesi
  4. ^ Associazione Musei Archeologici Toscani (AMAT)
  5. ↑ Alpi Apuane