Rosello is a village and comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

of the province of Chieti

Province of Chieti

The Province of Chieti is a province in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Chieti.It has an area of 2,588 km², and a total population of 381,993...

 in the Abruzzo

Abruzzo

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 region of central Italy

Italy

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. A number of city-dwellers have summer homes in the area.

Geography

The village borders the following comuni : Agnone

Agnone

Agnone is a city and comune in the province of Isernia, in the Molise region of southern Italy. Agnone is known for the manufacturing of bells by the Marinelli Bell Foundry. It is 22 miles northwest of Campobasso. The city of Agnone is complemented with other populated centers like Fontesambuco,...

, Borrello

Borrello

Borrello is a comune and town in the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of ItalyThe highest waterfalls in the Apennines, Cascate del Rio Verde are located there.Borrello's name derives from the Borrello family that had lordship there for a long time....

, Giuliopoli, Roio del Sangro

Roio del Sangro

Roio del Sangro is a village and comune of the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.-Notes and references:...

 and Villa Santa Maria

Villa Santa Maria

Villa Santa Maria is a town and comune in the province of Chieti, in the region of Abruzzo of southern Italy....

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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.

Rosello was home to Renato Percario (6 September 1937 - 18 June 2008), chef to Princess Margaret, King Constantine

Constantine II of Greece

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 and Ivana Trump

Ivana Trump

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