Cecina, Tuscany

Cecina
Cecina
Comune
	Comune di Cecina
	Coat of arms
	Location of Cecina
	Cecina Location of Cecina in Italy Cecina Cecina (Tuscany)
	Coordinates: 43°19′N 10°31′E / 43.317°N 10.517°E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Livorno (LI)
Frazioni	Collemezzano, Marina di Cecina, San Pietro in Palazzi
Government
• Mayor	Lia Burgalassi
Area
• Total	42.5 km2 (16.4 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (January 2017)
• Total	28,120
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Demonym	Cecinesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	57023
Dialing code	0586
Patron saint	St. Joseph
Saint day	March 19
Website	Official website

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.