Rosà

Comune in Veneto, Italy

Location of Rosà

45°43′N 11°46′E / 45.717°N 11.767°E / 45.717; 11.767CountryItalyRegionVenetoProvinceVicenza (VI)FrazioniCusinati, San Pietro, Sant'Anna, TravettoreGovernment

• MayorPaolo Bordignon (Lega Nord)Area

^[1]

• Total24 km² (9 sq mi)Elevation

97 m (318 ft)Population

(31.12.2012)^[2]

• Total14,328 • Density600/km² (1,500/sq mi)DemonymRosatesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

36027

Dialing code0424ISTAT code024087 Patron saintSant'Antonio AbateSaint day17 JanuaryWebsiteOfficial website

Rosà is a town of 14.328 inhabitants in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. The name comes from the Latin word "roxata", the ancient name of the biggest irrigation channel that passed in that area. The municipality has got 4 hamlets (Travettore, Sant'Anna, San Pietro, Cusinati). Rosà is officially European Town of Sport 2011.

History

In the hamlet of San Pietro some Roman ashes have been found so we can suppose that there was a Roman village in this area. During the Migration Period the region was invaded by Quadi, Marcomanni, Sarmatians, Alemanni, Visigoths, Svevi, Alani, Unni, Lombards, Franks and Hungarians. The town of Rosà was officially born in 1533 during the rule of the Republic of Venice. After the Napoleonic invasion the whole region was sold to Austria-Hungary (with the neighboring Lombardy to form the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia) within which remained until 1866 when with the Third Italian War of Independence it became part of Italy. Rosà was very close to the front during the First World War. After the Second World War Rosà became part of the Italian Republic.

Administrative subdivisions

The municipal statute of Rosà, recognizes Sant'Anna, Travettore, Cusinati and San Pietro as frazioni. Such as Siena, Rosà is further historically divided into quartieri.

Frazioni

Travettore
Sant'Anna
Cusinati
San Pietro

Quartieri

Rosà is actually divided into 11 quartieri, with a president and social colors.
Every year these quartieri challenge in 2 tournament of amateur football and the Palio delle Rose.
These are the quartieri:

Borgo Tocchi
Ca' Dolfin
Ca' Minotto
Carpellina
Cremona
Lunardon
Nuovo
Oratorio
Sant'Antonio
Seminarietto
Tigli-Matteotti

Government

Took office	Left Office	Mayor	Political party
21 November 1993	16 November 1997	Giovanni Didonè	Lega Nord
17 November 1997	26 May 2002	Giovanni Didonè	Lega Nord
26 May 2002	27 May 2007	Manuela Lanzarin	Lega Nord
27 May 2007	7 May 2012	Manuela Lanzarin	Lega Nord
7 May 2012	incumbent	Paolo Bordignon	Lega Nord

Transport

Road

Rosà is crossed by:

SS 47 Valsugana which joins Padua to Trento
SR 245 Castellana which joins Rosà to Mestre
SP 58 which joins Rosàto Nove

Railways

Rosà has got a railway station on the Padua - Bassano line.

Urban mobility

Bus

The municipality is located on the bus line Bassano del Grappa - Padova and on the Bassano del Grappa - Rossano Veneto line.

Bicycle path

The city center is joined with the frazioni and the neighbouring municipalities of Bassano del Grappa, Rossano Veneto and Cartigliano by 21 km of bicycle path.

Airport

The nearest international airports are Venice Marco Polo Airport and Treviso Airport.

International relations

Rosà is twinned with:

Schallstadt, Germany, since 1991
La Crau, France, since 2006

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)