Rosignano Solvay
Encyclopedia
Rosignano Solvay is a frazione
(detached borough) of Rosignano Marittimo
, Tuscany
, Italy
, located some 25 km from Livorno
.
It houses the White Beaches (Italian: Spiagge bianche), whose sand is formed by limestone (90%) and Calcium chloride
(10%) produced by the nearby Solvay
since 1914.
Sights include the Teatro Solvay, two Etruscan museums and the Villaggio Solvay residential complex.
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(detached borough) of Rosignano Marittimo
Rosignano Marittimo
Rosignano Marittimo is a comune in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 km southwest of Florence and about 20 km southeast of Livorno....
, Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
, 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...
, located some 25 km from Livorno
Livorno
Livorno , traditionally Leghorn , is a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of approximately 160,000 residents in 2009.- History :...
.
It houses the White Beaches (Italian: Spiagge bianche), whose sand is formed by limestone (90%) and Calcium chloride
Calcium chloride
Calcium chloride, CaCl2, is a salt of calcium and chlorine. It behaves as a typical ionic halide, and is solid at room temperature. Common applications include brine for refrigeration plants, ice and dust control on roads, and desiccation...
(10%) produced by the nearby Solvay
Solvay (company)
Solvay S.A. is a Belgian chemical company with its head office in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. It was founded in 1863 by Ernest Solvay to produce sodium carbonate by the solvay process. Since then the company has diversified to two major sectors of activity: chemicals and plastics...
since 1914.
Sights include the Teatro Solvay, two Etruscan museums and the Villaggio Solvay residential complex.