Rosarno

Rosarno is a comune within the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria within the Italian vicinity of Calabria. It is about 70 kilometres southwest of Catanzaro and about 50 kilometres northeast of Reggio Calabria. Rosarno stands on a natural terrace cloaked in olive plantations and vineyards at the left bank of the river Mesima, overlooking the Gioia Tauro simple. The metropolis is an crucial agricultural and business centre known for the production of citrus culmination, olive oil, and wines. Within the borders of Rosarno is the site of the ancient town of Medma. Present day Rosarno appeared all through the Byzantine Era, noted for the primary time in a report in 1037.

Ownership of Rosarno turned into significantly contested, because of its strategic importance in giving a keep over of the fertile Mesima valley and become controlled by diverse feudal lords, inclusive of the Ruffo and the Pignatelli households. An earthquake in 1783 completely destroyed the metropolis. In the obvious surrounding Rosarno, the tremors triggered massive landslides which blocked the route of rivers; the ensuing marshes led to a malaria epidemic that killed extra human beings than the earthquake itself.