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Rose Island was a short-lived micronation on a
platform in the Adriatic Sea, seven miles off the coast of
Rimini, Italy.
In 1964, Italian engineer Giorgio Rosa built the 400-meter-square
platform, supported by nine strong pylons on the seabed.
Reportedly, this platform eventually housed a restaurant, a bar,
a night club, a souvenir shop, a post office, and perhaps a radio
station.
The artificial island declared independence on 24 June 1968,
under the Esperanto name "Insulo de la Rozoj". Stamps,
currency, and a flag were produced.
The Italian government sent troops to crush the rebellion. Two
carabinieri and two inspectors of finances landed on the
"Isole delle Rose" and took over the just-born state.
The platform's Council of Government sent a telegram to protest
against the violation of its sovereignty, and the injury
inflicted on local tourism by such a military occupation, but
this was ignored. The island was destroyed by the Italian Navy.
Rose Island's flag was orange, with a white shield in the center
bearing three red roses with green leaves and stems.
Gabriel Beecham, 8 April 2004
Having read the webpage at <www.imperial-collection.net>,
I very much doubt whether the micronation known as "Rose
Island" has ever even existed beyond imagination. I mean,
how could one engineer construct a platform on nine pylons, in
deep water eleven kilometres off the coast, without being stopped
by the Italian Navy in the first place?
Miles Li, 30 January 2005
But the Italian Navy stopped it. A bit too late, as apparently
the struture was already half erected and the seabed in that spot
is only a couple meters deep, that's why they chose that
location. There were also some stamps ("Cinderella"
stamps), with esperanto "country" name (Insulo de la
Rozoj, or Rozinsulo - I dont remember). The flag is new to me,
though.
António Martins, 9 February 2005