page_title: Roseto degli Abruzzi
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Roseto degli Abruzzi / History
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Scorcio
context_page_description: Roseto degli Abruzzi, more commonly Roseto, is a town and comune of the province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is a beach resort on the Adriatic Sea and has about 24,000 inhabitants. Geographically, Roseto is positioned on estuaries of the Vomano and Tordino Rivers. It is the second largest city in the province. In the last decade the city has witnessed a good deal of growth in the quarters of Borsacchio slightly to the north, Campo a Mare along the seacoast and Voltarrosto to the west.
context_section_description: The name of the city was decreed to be Rosburgo by decree of King Umberto I of Italy in 1877.  Later the name fell into disfavor, especially in military circles, because it sounded Austrian, a bitter enemy of Italy during World War I, and in 1927 the city was rechristened with its current name.  The name derives in part from the large numbers and varieties of rose and oleander trees which grace the byways and balconies of the city's residents.  Tourism  is the main  economical activity  in terms of revenue generated.  Roseto's coastline, including an area known as Cologna, has  more than 10 kilometres (6 mi) of beaches available for swimming and other water activities.
caption: View of the church of Montepagano (the old Roseto)
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