Rosello

Infobox CityIT
official_name = Comune di Rosello
img_coa = Rosello-Stemma.png img_coa_small =


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province = ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=CH (CH)
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elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 927
area_footnotes =
area_total_km2 = 19
population_footnotes =
population_as_of = 2004
population_total = 322
pop_density_footnotes =
population_density_km2 = 17
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gentilic = Rosellesi
telephone = 0872
postalcode = 66040
frazioni = Colle Tasso, Giuliopoli
saint =
day = 8 September
mapx = #expr:41 + 54 / 60.0
mapy = #expr:14 + 21 / 60.0
locator_position =
native_name = Rosello
name = Rosello
website = http://www.roselloweb.com/index.htm

Rosello is a village and "comune" of the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. A number of city-dwellers have summer homes in the area.

Geography

The village borders the following "comuni" : Agnone, Borrello, Giuliopoli, Roio del Sangro and Villa Santa Maria.

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 Neopolitan School between 1500 and 1600. It is very much the cultural highlight of the village.

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