Country Italy Comune Castell'Azzara Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 480 (2011) | Region Tuscany Elevation 694 m (2,277 ft) Local time Monday 4:09 AM Province Province of Grosseto | |
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Demonym(s) Selvenesi, Selveniani, Selvignani Weather 5°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 87% Humidity | ||
Selvena is a small hill-town, population 578, in southern Tuscany, Italy. It stands at an altitude of 658 metres (2,159 feet) above sea level some 5 kilometres (3 miles) west of Castell'Azzara; administratively it falls within the comune of Castell'Azzara.
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Map of 58034 Selvena, Province of Grosseto, Italy
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.
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