Villa Rosa, Martinsicuro

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Villa Rosa
Frazione
Villa Rosa, Martinsicuro
Coordinates: 42°51′09″N13°55′21″E / 42.85250°N 13.92250°E / 42.85250; 13.92250
CountryFlag of Italy.svg Italy
Region Abruzzo
Province Teramo
Commune Martinsicuro
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
3,661
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

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

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History

The town began to develop in the second half of the 19th 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. Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
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