La Rosa
La Rosa: a Tuscan hamlet
Hi everyone! Today I want to talk to you about La Rosa, a hamlet in the municipality of Terricciola, located in the beautiful Tuscany, in the province of Pisa.
Physical geography
La Rosa is located in a flat area near the Era river, in the Valdera. It is situated along the SS439 Sarzanese Valdera, which connects Capannoli with La Sterza, and borders Selvatelle to the north and Terricciola to the south. To the west, it is delimited by the hills of Casanova, while to the east there is the town of Peccioli, reachable via a bridge over the river. Pisa is less than 40 km away from La Rosa, while the municipal capital is about 4 km away.
History
The hamlet was founded around a farmstead called La Rosa, located on the left bank of the Era river. In the 19th century, the farmstead became the property of the Torrigiani-Malaspina marquises, thanks to the marriage between Cristina Malaspina and Filippo Torrigiani. In the 20th century, the deputy Nello Toscanelli proposed to build a railway station in La Rosa, but the project was never carried out. After World War II, La Rosa became a rural locality with 20 inhabitants, but then had a rapid demographic, urbanistic and economic development.
Urban and economic development
In the 1970s, several companies began to settle in La Rosa, making it an important economic and artisanal centre between Terricciola and Peccioli. In 1985, residential buildings were constructed, and La Rosa became a modern urban centre. In 1990, it was erected as a hamlet of the municipality of Terricciola. Today, it has 395 inhabitants and is the second most populous hamlet in the municipality, after Selvatelle.
Infrastructures and transportation
La Rosa is crossed by the ex SS439 Sarzanese Valdera, now a regional road, which connects Pontedera with Follonica, in the province of Grosseto.
I hope you enjoyed discovering something new about La Rosa and its history! If you have the opportunity to visit Tuscany, I recommend stopping by this enchanting hamlet.
