Rosello is a village and ''
comune
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'' of the
province of Chieti
The province of Chieti ( it, provincia di Chieti; Abruzzese: ') is a province in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city Chieti, which has a population of 50,770 inhabitants. The province has a total population of 387,649 ...
in the
Abruzzo
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region of
Central Italy
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. A number of city-dwellers have summer homes in the area.
Geography
The village borders the following ''comuni'' :
Agnone
Agnone is a ''comune'' in the province of Isernia, in the Molise region of southern Italy, some northwest of Campobasso. Agnone is known for the manufacture of bells by the Marinelli Bell Foundry. The town of Agnone proper is complemented with ...
,
Borrello
Borrello ( Abruzzese: ') is a comune and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
The highest waterfalls in the Apennines
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains (; grc-gre, links=no, Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέν ...
,
Giuliopoli,
Roio del Sangro
Roio del Sangro is a village and ''comune'' of the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of central Italy
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and
Villa Santa Maria
Villa Santa Maria (locally ''La Vìlle'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Chieti, in the region of Abruzzo of southern Italy.
People
*Francis Caracciolo
*Michele Mascitti
Michele Mascitti (1664 in Villa Santa Maria (from Chieti); ...
.
History
The village was first inhabited around the 11th century by Benedictine monks from the Abbey of San Giovanni in Verde. It first appears in the historical record in the 12th century, where it was described as a 'charming village' by Giulio Caracciolo.
A picture entitled 'Maria SS delle Grazie' adorns the chapel near the cemetery. It is said to have been painted by an artist of the Neapolitan School between 1500 and 1600. It is very much the cultural highlight of the village.
During the
Second World War
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Rosello was located along the
Gustav Line
The Winter Line was a series of German and Italian military fortifications in Italy, constructed during World War II by Organisation Todt and commanded by Albert Kesselring. The series of three lines was designed to defend a western section of ...
and was destroyed by German soldiers in November of 1943.
Rosello was home to Renato Percario (6 September 1937 – 18 June 2008), chef to
Princess Margaret
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,
King Constantine and
Ivana Trump
Ivana Marie Trump (, ; February 20, 1949 – July 14, 2022) was a Czech-American businesswoman, media personality, socialite, fashion designer, author, and model. Ivana lived in Canada in the 1970s before relocating to the United States and ...
.
Notes and references
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2307674/Renato-Percario.html
Cities and towns in Abruzzo
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