Rosarno

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Rosarno
coat of arms
Rosarno (Italy)
Rosarno
Country Italy
region Calabria
Metropolitan city Reggio Calabria  (RC)
Coordinates 38 ° 29 '  N , 15 ° 58'  E Coordinates: 38 ° 29 '25 "  N , 15 ° 58' 29"  E
height 67  m slm
surface 39.46 km²
Residents 14,978 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 380 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 89025
prefix 0966
ISTAT number 080069
Popular name Rosarnesi (Rosarnisi)
Patron saint San Giovanni Battista
Website Rosarno

Rosarno is an Italian city in the metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria in Calabria with 14,978 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

Rosarno is located 62 km northeast of Reggio Calabria on the border with the province of Vibo Valentia . The place is on a hill above the plain of Gioia on the edge of the Serre Calabresi . The municipality is crossed by the Mèsima river, which flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea in the area .

The districts of Bosco, Crofala, Scattarreggia, Testa dell'Acqua and Zimbario belong to the municipality.

The neighboring communities are Candidoni , Cittanova , Feroleto della Chiesa , Gioia Tauro , Laureana di Borrello , Melicucco , Nicotera ( VV ), Rizziconi , San Ferdinando .

traffic

Rosarno has its own connection to the A2 Autostrada del Mediterraneo . It also has its own train station on the Salerno-Reggio Calabria railway line . In Rosarno the branch line branches off along the coast to Tropea and Lamezia Terme .

economy

The city is a commercial and agricultural center. Mostly citrus fruits are grown , but also kiwi .

history

Rosarno goes back to the Greek colony of Medma , which was founded around the 6th century BC. Existed until the 2nd century AD. Medieval Rosarno was only mentioned again in 1037. It had a meaning as a castrum to protect the upstream plain. In 1793 the place was almost completely destroyed by an earthquake. Rosarno was promoted to city by the President of the Republic in 2004.

Population development

year 1861 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001
Residents 2,632 3,404 5,508 7,667 9,726 12,978 13,188 13.191 15.051

Source: ISTAT

politics

Carlo Martelli ( FI ) was elected Mayor in June 2006. His center-right alliance also made up the majority in the local council with 12 out of 20 seats. Martelli and other members of the city government were arrested in October 2008 for links with the mafia organization 'Ndrangheta . Since then, the municipality has been governed by a commission appointed by the regional president under the leadership of the acting mayor Domenico Bagnato.

Rosarno is one of the strongholds of the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta. Some important clans such as the Bellocco and Pesce families have their base in Rosarno.

After young people, including the son of a 'Ndrangheta chief, shot at returning African seasonal workers from work with air rifles and seriously injured two people on January 7, 2010, serious unrest broke out between immigrants and parts of the local population, including 67 people were injured and serious property damage occurred. As a result, a large number of the immigrants were taken by the police to reception centers in other southern Italian cities or left the city on their own. In the Rosarno area, up to 5,000 immigrants were employed, mostly illegally, as seasonal agricultural workers. Although they only received a daily wage of around 25 euros, many also had to pay so-called "protection money" to the 'Ndrangheta. As early as 2008, the organization Doctors Without Borders informed about the inhumane housing of the immigrants.

On January 11, 2010, a demonstration against racism took place in Rosarno with 5000 participants, residents and immigrants.

Attractions

There is a ruin of a castle in the village . Also worth seeing are the small clock tower and the parish church.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ Elezioni comunali 2006 - Calabria »Rosarno. La Repubblica , June 12, 2006, accessed January 9, 2010 (Italian).
  3. ^ Choc al municipio di Rosarno. Calabriareport.it, October 14, 2008 (Italian) ( Memento from October 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ Italian police arrests suspected mafia leaders. The Daily Telegraph , October 13, 2008, accessed January 9, 2010 .
  5. ↑ Rosarno, la fuga degli extracomunitari. Corriere della Sera , January 9, 2010, accessed January 9, 2010 (Italian).
  6. ↑ Rosarno, figli di boss negli scontri. Corriere della Sera, January 11, 2010, accessed January 11, 2010 (Italian).
  7. ↑ Modern form of slavery in Italian fields. Neue Zürcher Zeitung , January 11, 2010, accessed on January 11, 2010 .
  8. ^ Italians cheer as police move African immigrants out after clashes with locals. The Guardian , January 10, 2010, accessed January 11, 2010 .
  9. ↑ Rosarno drives immigrants to flight. tagesschau.de , January 10, 2010, archived from the original on January 13, 2010 ; Retrieved January 11, 2010 .
  10. ↑ A Season In Hell. (PDF; 98 kB) (No longer available online.) Medici Senza Frontiere , January 30, 2008, archived from the original on February 21, 2011 ; accessed on January 11, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.medicisenzafrontiere.it
  11. ↑ Rosarno, migliaia in piazza: "Non siamo razzisti". La Repubblica , January 11, 2010, accessed January 11, 2010 (Italian).

Web links

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