Selvena

Not to be confused with Selvena Brooks-Powers.
Selvena
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Selvena is located in Italy
Selvena
Selvena
Location of Selvena in Italy
Coordinates: 42°46′1″N 11°38′32″E / 42.76694°N 11.64222°E / 42.76694; 11.64222
CountryItaly
Region Tuscany
ProvinceGrosseto (GR)
ComuneCastell'Azzara
Elevation
694 m (2,277 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
480
Demonym(s)Selvenesi, Selveniani, Selvignani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58034
Dialing code(+39) 0564

Selvena is a small hill-town, population 578,[1] in southern Tuscany, Italy. It stands at an altitude of 658 metres (2,159 feet) above sea level[1] some 5 kilometres (3 miles) west of Castell'Azzara; administratively it falls within the comune of Castell'Azzara.

History

The village dates back to the times of Etruscans and Romans, who exploited its important cinnabar mines. In the Middle Ages, the powerful Aldobrandeschi family (rulers of much of southern Tuscany) built here the massive Rocca Silvana (9th century), which saw an intense history of battles and sieges between the Aldobrandeschi, the Orsini and the Republic of Siena.

Notes

  1. ^ a b (in Italian) Istat, 2001 census.