Rosignano Marittimo is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Livorno
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in the
Italian
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region
Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze'').
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...
, located about southwest of
Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...
and about southeast of
Livorno
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.
Geography
Rosignano Marittimo borders the following municipalities:
Castellina Marittima
Castellina Marittima is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Pisa.
Geography
The territory of Castellina Marittima borders the following ...
,
Cecina,
Collesalvetti
Collesalvetti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence, northeast of Livorno and only south from Pisa.
Geography
Collesalvetti borders the following municipalit ...
,
Livorno
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,
Orciano Pisano,
Santa Luce
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.
Government
; ''Frazioni''
The ''comune'' is formed by the municipal seat of Rosignano Marittimo and the ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist era (1922–1943) as ...
'' – towns and villages – of
Castelnuovo della Misericordia
Castelnuovo della Misericordia is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Rosignano Marittimo, province of Livorno. At the time of the 2011 census its population was 843.
The village is about 24 km fr ...
,
Castiglioncello
Castiglioncello (formerly ''Castiglione Mondiglio'') is a ''frazione'' of 3800 inhabitants of the ''comune'' of Rosignano Marittimo, in the province of Livorno, Tuscany, Italy.
Located in a privileged position from the panoramic point of view, aw ...
,
Gabbro
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,
Nibbiaia,
Rosignano Solvay
Rosignano Solvay is a ''frazione'' (detached borough) of Rosignano Marittimo, Tuscany, Italy, located some 25 km from Livorno.
It houses the White Beaches (Italian: ''Spiagge bianche''), whose sand is formed by limestone ( calcium carbonat ...
and
Vada. The
resort town
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of
La Mazzanta is also included in the municipality.
History
;World War II
During World War II a major
United States Army Air Force
The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...
base was located near Rosignano, controlled by the
Twelfth Air Force
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The command is the air component to U ...
. After the war the airfield was closed and the land returned to agricultural use. Today there is little or no evidence of its existence.
International relations
Rosignano Marittimo is
twinned with:
*
Champigny-sur-Marne
Champigny-sur-Marne (, literally ''Champigny on Marne'') is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
Name
Champigny-sur-Marne was originally called simply Champigny. The name Champigny ulti ...
, France.
*
Musselburgh
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History
The name Musselburgh is Ol ...
, United Kingdom
*
Zug
, neighboring_municipalities = Cham, Baar, Walchwil, Steinhausen, Unterägeri
, twintowns = Fürstenfeld (Austria), Kalesija (Bosnia-Herzegowina)
Zug (Standard German: , Alemannic German: ; french: Zoug it, Zugo r ...
,
Western Sahara
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See also
*
Vada Shoal Lighthouse
References
External links
Comune di Rosignano Maritimo
Cities and towns in Tuscany
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