Villa Rosa (Martinsicuro)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Villa Rosa
Coordinates: 42°51′09″N 13°55′21″E / 42.85250°N 13.92250°E / 42.85250; 13.92250Coordinates: 42°51′09″N 13°55′21″E / 42.85250°N 13.92250°E / 42.85250; 13.92250
Country Italy
RegionAbruzzo
ProvinceTeramo
Population
 (2001)
 • Total3,661
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Villa Rosa is a frazione (subdivision) of the town of Martinsicuro, in the Province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

History[]

The town began to develop in the second half of the nineteenth century with the name of Villa Franchi (they were a family of local landowners). In the early twentieth century it took the name of Villa Rosa. For a long time it was part of the Municipality of Colonnella, and subsequently detaching itself from it together with Martinsicuro in 1963.

Architecture[]

In the hamlet of Villa Rosa there are a few notable buildings, including Villa Franchi (late 19th century) in Via Roma-Via Petrolini; Villa Franchi (1902) in Via Filzi; Castellaccio Franchi (1850–1860) in C.da Civita; Villa Flaiani (1813–1860) in Via Col di Lana; the so-called " Casette Flaiani " (early 1900s) in Via Risorgimento.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Tucci, Pasquale. "Martinsicuro e il suo passato" [Martinsicuro and His Past]. Scuola Blu. Retrieved 2021-09-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Retrieved from ""