Campiglia Marittima
| Campiglia Marittima | |
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| Comune | |
| Comune di Campiglia Marittima | |
Palazzo Pretorio.
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 Campiglia Marittima
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| Coordinates: 43°4′N 10°37′E / 43.067°N 10.617°ECoordinates: 43°4′N 10°37′E / 43.067°N 10.617°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Livorno (LI) |
| Frazioni | Banditelle, Cafaggio, Lumiere, Venturina Terme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rossana Soffritti |
| Area | |
| • Total | 83.2 km2 (32.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 231 m (758 ft) |
| Population (February 2015) | |
| • Total | 13,266 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Campigliesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 57021 |
| Dialing code | 0565 |
| Website | Official website |
Campiglia Marittima is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of Florence and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Livorno. The comune includes the frazioni of Venturina Terme, Banditelle, Cafaggio, Lumiere.
Its toponym has been attested for the first time in 1004 as Campiglia and derives from the Latin campus ("field"). In 1862 the word marittima (from Latin Maritima) was added to underline its belonging to the Maremma, the area washed by Tyrrhenian Sea.
Situated in a hill overlooking the sea and the surrounding countryside, the town has medieval origins but traces of Etruscan and Roman civilizations can be found as well. Its past is linked to metal-working activities as it's witnessed by the Val Fucinaia furnaces and the remains of mining and metallurgical works in the Archaeological-Mineral Park of San Silvestro of San Silvestro.
Campiglia Marittima is situated in the Upper Maremma region, near the river Cornia, an intermittent watercourse which gives its name to the area Campiglia belongs to, the so-called Val di Cornia. The bounding municipalities are Piombino, San Vincenzo and Suvereto.
The building, ancient seat of political and military power, is an important evidence of Campiglia's late medieval period and shows the influence of two dominant Tuscan cities, Florence and Pisa. The original facade is made of two white-grey limestone arches in which an inscription indicates that the building was erected in 1246. The upper part of the facade is enriched with 72 heraldic emblems that date from 1406, year in which Campiglia passed under the rule of Florentine Republic. The building was originally smaller and it was enlarged several times down the centuries. Palazzo Pretorio houses the Municipal Historical Archive, a mineralogical museum, a children's library and the permanent exhibition of Carlo Guarnieri's paintings and engravings.
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