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Cetona is a town and ''comune'' in the southern part province of Siena, Tuscany, in an area where Umbria and Lazio meet. The geographical elevation is between and the of Monte Cetona itself, at the base of which the town is situated at around . ==History== Some of the oldest human settlements of central Italy were discovered at the base of Monte Cetona, such as the early neo-Paleolithic ''Gosto cave'' (40–80th century BC) and ''Lattaia cave'' (9–10th century BC). The ''Belverde'' park hosts 25 prehistoric and Bronze Age caves, such as the ''San Francesco cave''. There are several sites of Etruscan finds. The town of Cetona developed on the hillside around the ''rocca'' fortress, containing a square tower (about 900 AD) and an inner fortress wall. It became known as the ''Scitonia'' castle. In the first mention of the ''comune'', at the end of the 11th century, Pope Gregory VII granted feudal rights to a member of his family, the Aldobrandeschi. The family's heirs sold the rights,〔(Cetona: storia ) (archived link, 16 February 2012) 〕 and in the 14th century, Cetona was alternatingly ruled by Siena and Orvieto (until 1354), and, after a brief rule by Perugia, was annexed by Siena. An outer wall was built, containing two round towers (1458). Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici of Tuscany sold Cetona in 1556, to the marchese Chiappino Vitelli (1519–75), who made the fortress into a private residence, and built the piazza below it, today named ''Piazza Garibaldi''. His descendants also erected ''Palazzo Vitelli'' in the late 17th century. Cetona was connected to Sarteano (1772–1840), and annexed to Italy in 1861. The place name of ''Cetona'' or ''Citonia'' (local variation) probably comes from the Latin word ''caedita'', "felled, deforested" with regard to a deforested and cultivated place. An early Christian baptistery, now a parish church, mentioned in documents as ''baptisterium Sancti Johannis de Queneto'' or ''de Queteno'', may have been named in reference to the Chieteno stream that flows just south of Cetona. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cetona」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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