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Roseto degli Abruzzi, more commonly Roseto, is a town and comune of the province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is a beach resort on the Adriatic Sea and has about 24 thousand 24 thousand inhabitants. Geographically, Roseto is positioned on estuaries of the Vomano and Tordino Rivers. It is the second largest city in the province. In the last decade the city has witnessed a good deal of growth in the quarters of Borsacchio slightly to the north, Campo a Mare along the seacoast and Voltarrosto to the west.
A major north-south rail line running along the coast passes through Roseto connecting it to the provincial capitals of Pescara and Teramo. Towns nearby include Atri, Giulianova, Morro d’Oro, Mosciano Sant’Angelo, Notaresco and Pineto. Roseto is a popular and highly developed seaside location known throughout Italy and the world. It is sometimes referred to as Lido delle Rose (Beach of the Roses). More recently it has been associated with the “Bandiera Blu” (The Blue Banner). Its beaches are pristine white.
The name of the city was decreed to be Rosburgo by decree of King Umberto I in 1877. Later the name Rosburgo fell into disfavor, especially in military circles, due to the fact that it sounded Austrian, a bitter enemy of Italy during the first world war. It is said that during the war soldiers passing through the town would hoot, yell insults, and whistle loudly from the train windows. In 1927 the city was rebaptized with its current name, Roseto. The name derives in part from the large numbers and varieties of rose and oleander trees which grace the byways and balconies of the city’s residents. Roseto is home to many hotels, a variety of camping sites, wide beaches sporting the latest modern comforts, a highly developed shoreline, and many docks for boating and sailing. These serve to make tourism an economic stimulus to the local economies, in fact the largest in terms of revenue generated. Roseto’s coastline, including an area known as Cologna, is known having more than seven miles of beaches available for swimming and other water activities. The number and variety of commercial and artisan activities in and around Roseto make this area a dynamic and lively economic and cultural magnet not only in the summer but also during the cooler winter months.
In the sports domain Roseto is best known for it championship basketball. It hosts a large indoor stadium capable of seating 4,500 avid fans. Other popular sporting facilities include an Olympic size swimming pool, numerous tennis courts, a large sports stadium, calcetto (a soccer-like game played with three or five person teams in a small enclosure about the size of a tennis court) courts, and bocce courts.
Roseto is an important communications center. It’s economy is strengthened by the fact that it has a balance of both commercial and touristic entities. One especially important factory, Rolli S.p.A., produces and exports a large quantity of jams, marmalade, and preserves. A large scale wine producer, Scialletti, exports a high quality vintage internationally. Dozens of smaller concerns contribute to Roseto’s formidable industrial sector. Roseto is second only to Teramo in hosting a good many artisan workshops and small factories. Many large trucking and transportation companies are located nearby.
Just as the name of the city was changed from Rosburgo to Roseto, it is somewhat ironic that during a 1960’s reform movement of the Catholic Church, Saint Maria Assunta took the place of Saint Filomena of Rome as the city’s liturgical patroness. It so happened that an examination of the saint’s remains found no trace of human blood but only a vial of perfume, rings, and various assorted personnel items. This controversy this engendered led some to conclude that the remains were not those of Saint Filomena but rather those of another young woman who died in the fourth century. Discussion of the authenticity of the relics continues to this day. Roseto’s main cathedral is noteworthy for the works of two Tortoreto brothers by the name of Celommi.
Frazioni (outlying areas) of this communal city include Campo a Mare, Casal Thaulero, Cologna Paese, Cologna Spiaggia, Montepagano, San Giovanni, Santa Lucia, and Voltarrosto.
A Canadian school, Centro Scuola, has organized summer language programs in Roseto and neighbouring towns for many years. Beginning in the fall of 2004 semester-long programs have been conducted.
Every year in the month of August the town hosts a “notte bianco” (lit: white night) in which the stores, shops, and eating establishments are open throughout the night. The 2008 version of this event highlighted travel in and around Roseto via bicycle. It was attended by close to 100,000 visitors.
In the arts, Roseto is well known as the spot where the reknown artist Pasquale Celommi completed many of his masterpieces. A museum hosting some of these works is planned in the town of Torricella Sicura just outside the Provincial Capital, Teramo.
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