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Frazione in Tuscany, Italy
Cana
Frazione
View of CanaView of Cana
Cana is located in ItalyCanaCanaLocation of Cana in Italy
Coordinates: 42°47′47″N 11°25′32″E / 42.79639°N 11.42556°E / 42.79639; 11.42556
CountryItaly
Region Tuscany
ProvinceGrosseto (GR)
ComuneRoccalbegna
Elevation480 m (1,570 ft)
Population
 • Total263
DemonymCanesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code58053
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.

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

See also

Tuscany · Villages of the Province of Grosseto


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