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 away 22 km from Livorno and has about 20.000 inhabitants. The town is famous for the "white beaches" (formed by the Solvay a big industry of chemistry), the beaches are a "mix" of 90% of limestone and a 10% of calcium chloride. The coast of Rosignano for the big chemistry near the city is the five point, in the list of UNEP for the "Most 15 points poisoned in the Mediterranean Sea". Rosignano has a port for hosting 750 boats.
History
The first villages in this areas where villages of Etruscans and Romans, the born of the town is at the first years of 1900.
The first times the town were called "Paese Novo", after few years the city changed name in Rosignano Solvay, and the origin of "Solvay" the part of name of the town, depends from the name of a big chemistry Industry from Belgium, the Solvay Group, that in 1914 built many builings for treating and making materials about chemistry, 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 Mw.
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 Marittimo
- Etruscan Museum of Castiglioncello
- Museum of Natural Sciences
Famous people born in Rosignano Solvay
Schools
The town has 11 (elementary and high schools) schools and 2 schools for childs.
