Cana, Tuscany

Frazione in Tuscany, Italy
42°47′47″N 11°25′32″E / 42.79639°N 11.42556°E / 42.79639; 11.42556Country ItalyRegion TuscanyProvinceGrosseto (GR)ComuneRoccalbegnaElevation
480 m (1,570 ft)Population
 (2011)
 • Total263DemonymCanesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
58053
Dialing code(+39) 0564

Cana is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Roccalbegna, province of Grosseto, in the southern area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 225.[1]

Cana is about 32 km from Grosseto and 11 km from Roccalbegna.

Main sights

  • San Martino (13th century), main parish of the village, it was rebuilt in 1970.
  • Madonna del Conforto (15th century), little chapel which contains the painting of Vergine del Conforto.
  • Walls of Cana, old fortifications which surround the village since 13th century.
  • Rocca aldobrandesca (13th century), a fortress built by Aldobrandeschi family.
  • Medicean well, a 17th-century well built by Medici.

References

  1. ^ (in Italian) Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001 Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Istat

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