Colleferro
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Colleferro is a small town of the province of Rome
in the Lazio region of central Italy
. It is a new residential zone of the metropolitan area
of Rome where are located many different industries and a lot of sport structures.
On 9 October 2007 one person was killed and eight were injured in an explosion at a weapons factory belonging to Italian company Simmel Difesa
, which manufactures ammunitions, explosives, missile warheads and rockets for the armed forces in Italy and abroad.
(aka Segni Scalo).
The engineer Leopoldo Parodi Delfino (former senator and son of the founder of the National Bank, then Bank of Italy
) and Senator Giovanni Bombrini founded the 'Bombrini Parodi Delfino explosives factory and, at the same location, was created a new group of houses known as "BPD Village", into which many workers moved their families from different regions of Italy. The town was also the "Lime & Cement Segni" (subsequently acquired by Italcementi
), which led to the valley floor and worked the material quarried from the nearby town of Segni
to produce cement for construction.
Colleferro, whose territory originally belonged to the municipalities of Valmontone (near the airport and part of the capital city) and of Rome, continued its urban sprawl for all Twenties and [ [Year 1930 | thirty]], until it became an independent town in 1935.
Later the town of Colleferro added to their territory limited portions of the neighboring municipalities of Segni and Paliano.
During WWII Colleferro was repeatedly bombarded with the aim to destroy the explosives factory. Citizens found shelter in a series of caves and tunnels built under the "Village BPD" and known by the name of "refugee."
From 2006 is in the "Rural District and the Valley of the agro-energy Latin.
As part of the redevelopment of the Valle del Sacco was initiated an experiment in "non-food crops (crops not for food). The crops will be sunflower
for the biodiesel
and poplar
s to power boilers biomass
.
As for the 'livestock, the environmental crisis had forced the slaughter of livestock and destruction of health protection for milk in all farms in the area. The farm has since rebounded with numerous protections for consumers.
Some of the companies in the territory and have been: SNIA
for working with pozzolan
's Italcementi
in the chemical Caffaro Ketones, Caffaro Benzoin the Se.co . Svim; for the construction and repair of the railway car body Alstom
and RFI
. Among the companies high teconologia remember the Avio, operating in aerospace, but we mention the war in Simmel
Province of Rome
The Province of Rome , is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. The province can be viewed as the extended metropolitan area of the city of Rome, although in its more peripheral portions, especially to the north, it comprises towns surrounded by rural landscape.-Geography:The Province of Rome...
in the Lazio region of central Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It is a new residential zone of the metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,...
of Rome where are located many different industries and a lot of sport structures.
On 9 October 2007 one person was killed and eight were injured in an explosion at a weapons factory belonging to Italian company Simmel Difesa
Simmel Difesa
Simmel Difesa is an Italian firm located in Colleferro that manufacturers land and naval munitions. Founded in 1948, Simmel specialized in the production of large-caliber munitions. In 1988, Simmel was acquired by the Fiat Group. During this period, Simmel itself acquired the assets of...
, which manufactures ammunitions, explosives, missile warheads and rockets for the armed forces in Italy and abroad.
The Twentieth Century
The development of the town began as early as 1912 with the conversion of a long disused factory (the Valsacco company factory) to one of Explosive. The first group of houses were not located where the town center now stands, but then at the call of the railway station "Segni-Paliano", then called Segni-Station Colleferro Paliano after the birth of the town of Colleferro: a first group of houses (including the Church of St. Joachim) was built in the then territory of ValmontoneValmontone
Valmontone is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 45 km southeast of Rome.-Geography:...
(aka Segni Scalo).
The engineer Leopoldo Parodi Delfino (former senator and son of the founder of the National Bank, then Bank of Italy
Bank of Italy
Bank of Italy may refer to either :*Banca d'Italia is the central bank of Italy.*Bank of Italy was a bank established in San Francisco, California and the forerunner of Bank of America....
) and Senator Giovanni Bombrini founded the 'Bombrini Parodi Delfino explosives factory and, at the same location, was created a new group of houses known as "BPD Village", into which many workers moved their families from different regions of Italy. The town was also the "Lime & Cement Segni" (subsequently acquired by Italcementi
Italcementi
Italcementi is an Italian multinational company, quoted on the Borsa Italiana, which produces cement, ready-mix concrete and construction aggregates...
), which led to the valley floor and worked the material quarried from the nearby town of Segni
Segni
Segni is an Italian town and comune located in Lazio. The city is situated on a hilltop in the Lepini Mountains, and overlooks the valley of the Sacco River.-Early history:...
to produce cement for construction.
Colleferro, whose territory originally belonged to the municipalities of Valmontone (near the airport and part of the capital city) and of Rome, continued its urban sprawl for all Twenties and [ [Year 1930 | thirty]], until it became an independent town in 1935.
Later the town of Colleferro added to their territory limited portions of the neighboring municipalities of Segni and Paliano.
During WWII Colleferro was repeatedly bombarded with the aim to destroy the explosives factory. Citizens found shelter in a series of caves and tunnels built under the "Village BPD" and known by the name of "refugee."
Fractions
- Colleferro Scalo, originally, the first settlement of Colleferro
- Fourth kilometer, located on the border with the municipality of ArtenaArtenaArtena is a village and comune in the province of Rome, Italy. It is situated in the northwest of Monti Lepini, in the upper valley of the Sacco River...
Religious Buildings
- Santa Barbara
- Church of the Immaculate
- Church of San Bruno
- Church of St. Joachim
- Temple of Santa Barbara
- Church of St. Benedict
- Temple of Saint Anne
Architecture military
The air-raid shelters, residues of World War II, where some 1,500 civilians found shelter during the bombing, most of the "refuge" is still open on the feast of St. Barbara (December 4), patron of the country.Agriculture
The territory has always been an agricultural vocation.From 2006 is in the "Rural District and the Valley of the agro-energy Latin.
As part of the redevelopment of the Valle del Sacco was initiated an experiment in "non-food crops (crops not for food). The crops will be sunflower
Sunflower
Sunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence . The sunflower got its name from its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image is often used to depict the sun. The sunflower has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads...
for the biodiesel
Biodiesel
Biodiesel refers to a vegetable oil- or animal fat-based diesel fuel consisting of long-chain alkyl esters. Biodiesel is typically made by chemically reacting lipids with an alcohol....
and poplar
Poplar
Populus is a genus of 25–35 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar , aspen, and cottonwood....
s to power boilers biomass
Biomass
Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel....
.
As for the 'livestock, the environmental crisis had forced the slaughter of livestock and destruction of health protection for milk in all farms in the area. The farm has since rebounded with numerous protections for consumers.
Industry
The development of Colleferro is linked from the beginning to its industrial, with the opening of explosives Bombrini Parodi Delfino (BDP), to which were added numerous chemical plants and textile. The industrial area of Colleferro spread over 1000 hectares of land, mostly owned by Se.co.svim.Some of the companies in the territory and have been: SNIA
SNIA
SNIA can refer to an industrial association or an Italian manufacturer:*Storage Networking Industry Association**SNIA Dictionary*SNIA S.p.A. – Italian firm headquartered in Milano....
for working with pozzolan
Pozzolan
A pozzolan is a material which, when combined with calcium hydroxide, exhibits cementitious properties. Pozzolans are commonly used as an addition to Portland cement concrete mixtures to increase the long-term strength and other material properties of Portland cement concrete, and in some cases...
's Italcementi
Italcementi
Italcementi is an Italian multinational company, quoted on the Borsa Italiana, which produces cement, ready-mix concrete and construction aggregates...
in the chemical Caffaro Ketones, Caffaro Benzoin the Se.co . Svim; for the construction and repair of the railway car body Alstom
Alstom
Alstom is a large multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and transport markets. According to the company website, in the years 2010-2011 Alstom had annual sales of over €20.9 billion, and employed more than 85,000 people in 70 countries. Alstom's headquarters are...
and RFI
RFI
RFI can mean:* Rowing Federation of India* Radio Frequency Interference* Radio France Internationale* Remote File Inclusion* Request for information, a business process* Rete Ferroviaria Italiana...
. Among the companies high teconologia remember the Avio, operating in aerospace, but we mention the war in Simmel
Plants
- Municipal Stadium Maurizio Natali
- Municipal Stadium Andrea Caslino
- Sports Hall Alfredo Romboli
- Municipal Swimming Pool
- Field Archery
- Bowls Hall
Sports
The main sports clubs are Colleferro:- Colleferro Rugbyby rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
- "Civis Colleferro 1997" by soccer 5
- Society Colleferro Sports Soccerby football
- "ASD" mythical "Colleferro" of "table tennisTable tennisTable tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
". - "ADG Colleferro Agora" (several times champions Italy)
- "Volleyball Colleferro VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- "A. S. D. Swimming Colleferro water poloWater poloWater polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
- "ASD Basketball Colleferro Basketball
- "ASD Colleferro Athletics Athletics
External links
- http://www.comune.colleferro.rm.it/