Rosignano Solvay

Rosignano Solvay (shortly just Rosignano) is a small town in the Italian comune of Rosignano Marittimo in the province of Tuscany, Livorno. Rosignano is 22 km from Livorno. About 20,000 people live there. The town is famous for the "white beaches" (formed by the Solvay a big industry of chemistry), the beaches are a "mix" of 90% limestone and 10% calcium chloride. Rosignano has a port for 750 boats.

History
The first villages in this area were those of the Etruscans  and Romans.  The history of the town begins at the beginning of the 20th century.

An early name for the town was "Paese Novo" (New Country in Italian). In 1917 the city changed name to Rosignano Solvay, where the name "Solvay" originates from the name of a big chemical factory from Belgium, the Solvay Group, which in 1914 built many buildings for treating and making chemicals, such as: Sodium hydroxide, Sodium bicarbonate and Sodium carbonate. 

Now the Solvay treats and producing this group of element:

Sodium carbonate
Sodium bicarbonate
Chlorine
Hydrochloric acid
Chloromethane
Plastic
Hydrogen peroxide

Since few years there is in the Solvay two big Gas Turbines for producing about 900 megawatts.

Theatre
Solvay's Theatre

Churches
Church of Santa Teresa del Bambino Gesù
Church of Santa Croce

Libraries
Library of Rosignano Solvay
Solvay's Library

Museums
Etruscan Museum of Rosignano Marittimo
Etruscan Museum of Castiglioncello
 Museum of Natural Sciences in Rosignano Solvay

Famous people born in Rosignano Solvay
Gabriella Pescucci
Rolando Filidei
Luigi Viola
Dino Lessi

Schools
The town has 11 (elementary and high schools) schools and 2 schools for childs.

Related pages
Rosignano Marittimo
Ernest Solvay

Collegamenti esterni
A website about the build of Solvay
Official website of Rosignano 
Website of UNEP 

Category:Towns in Livorno