Rosny, Tasmania
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Rosny is a suburb of the City of Clarence, part of the greater Hobart
area, Tasmania
, Australia
. It is located on the eastern shore of the Derwent River
, between the suburbs of Montagu Bay
and Rosny Park
, approximately 4 kilometres from Hobart's centre. Rosny is the residential part of its commercial namesake Rosny Park.
Rosny was named for a family name of W.A. Bethune, the holder of the original grant on the point, and he named it after his ancestor, the Duc de Maximilien de Bethune Sully, of Rosny-sur-Seine
near Mantes in France
.
Rosny is a pretty, quiet, residential area, with sweeping views of the Derwent River
and its estuary, the Tasman Bridge
and Mount Wellington
, and looks directly across the river to the CBD
of Hobart. It features no commercial facilities except for a local store, and is located on a narrow peninsula which juts out from the eastern short to culminate at Rosny Point. From the shore it climbs the rising slopes of Rosny Hill.
Much of Rosny is given over to thick groves of local she-oak
s, which line the foreshore, interspersed with radiating residential streets. A twisting and undulating bike path also follows the shoreline all the way from neighbouring Montagu Bay into neighbouring Rosny Park before heading in the direction of Bellerive
.
Rosny Hill itself is also covered in native she-oaks and, although not particularly high, its position jutting out into the river produces spectacular views. Its peak is in fact a lookout. The entire top third of the hill is given over to Rosny Hill Nature Recreation Area, protected by Tasmanian National Parks and Wildlife, and is protected from development, adding to Rosny's scenic beauty. The hill top is prone to bushfire in Australia's hot summers.
Rosny's main non-residential or environmental feature is the sewage treatment plant located off Bastick Street, which once notoriously created foul odours, but modernised techniques have removed this.
Rosny is well serviced by local Metro Tasmania
bus routes 240, 241, 242, 243, 243C, 244, and 245 all passing through the suburb. Most of these travel from Hobart Bus Station to Rosny Park Transit Mall, although sometimes bus services continue to nearby suburbs of Mornington
, Warrane
and Camelot Park.
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
area, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is located on the eastern shore of the Derwent River
Derwent River (Tasmania)
The Derwent is a river in Tasmania, Australia. It was named after the River Derwent, Cumbria by British Commodore John Hayes who explored it in 1793. The name is Brythonic Celtic for "valley thick with oaks"....
, between the suburbs of Montagu Bay
Montagu Bay, Tasmania
Montagu Bay is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, located in the City of Clarence on the eastern shore of the Derwent River, about four kilometres from the city centre of greater Hobart. It is a small primarily residential suburb squeezed in between Rosny, Rose Bay and Lindisfarne and is centred around...
and Rosny Park
Rosny Park, Tasmania
Rosny Park is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, located in the City of Clarence on the eastern shore of the Derwent River. It is about five kilometres from the city centre of Hobart...
, approximately 4 kilometres from Hobart's centre. Rosny is the residential part of its commercial namesake Rosny Park.
Rosny was named for a family name of W.A. Bethune, the holder of the original grant on the point, and he named it after his ancestor, the Duc de Maximilien de Bethune Sully, of Rosny-sur-Seine
Rosny-sur-Seine
Rosny-sur-Seine is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.-References:*...
near Mantes in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Rosny is a pretty, quiet, residential area, with sweeping views of the Derwent River
Derwent River (Tasmania)
The Derwent is a river in Tasmania, Australia. It was named after the River Derwent, Cumbria by British Commodore John Hayes who explored it in 1793. The name is Brythonic Celtic for "valley thick with oaks"....
and its estuary, the Tasman Bridge
Tasman Bridge
The Tasman Bridge is a five-lane bridge crossing the Derwent River, near the CBD of Hobart, Tasmania. The bridge has a total length of 1,395 metres . It provides the main traffic route from the CBD to the eastern shore - particularly Hobart International Airport and Bellerive Oval...
and Mount Wellington
Mount Wellington (Tasmania)
Mount Wellington is a mountain on whose foothills is built much of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is often referred to simply as 'the Mountain' by the residents of Hobart, and it rises to AHD over the city....
, and looks directly across the river to the CBD
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Hobart. It features no commercial facilities except for a local store, and is located on a narrow peninsula which juts out from the eastern short to culminate at Rosny Point. From the shore it climbs the rising slopes of Rosny Hill.
Much of Rosny is given over to thick groves of local she-oak
Casuarinaceae
Casuarinaceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants placed in the order Fagales, consisting of 3 or 4 genera and approximately 70 species of trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics , Australia, and the Pacific Islands...
s, which line the foreshore, interspersed with radiating residential streets. A twisting and undulating bike path also follows the shoreline all the way from neighbouring Montagu Bay into neighbouring Rosny Park before heading in the direction of Bellerive
Bellerive, Tasmania
Bellerive is a suburb of the City of Clarence, part of the greater Hobart area, Tasmania, Australia. It stretches from Kangaroo Bay where it borders Rosny Park, around the curved shoreline of Bellerive Esplanade to Kangaroo Bluff, then down to Bellerive Beach and east to Second Bluff, where...
.
Rosny Hill itself is also covered in native she-oaks and, although not particularly high, its position jutting out into the river produces spectacular views. Its peak is in fact a lookout. The entire top third of the hill is given over to Rosny Hill Nature Recreation Area, protected by Tasmanian National Parks and Wildlife, and is protected from development, adding to Rosny's scenic beauty. The hill top is prone to bushfire in Australia's hot summers.
Rosny's main non-residential or environmental feature is the sewage treatment plant located off Bastick Street, which once notoriously created foul odours, but modernised techniques have removed this.
Rosny is well serviced by local Metro Tasmania
Metro Tasmania
Metro Tasmania is the primary provider of public transport in the Australian state of Tasmania. For bus timetable and route information see the...
bus routes 240, 241, 242, 243, 243C, 244, and 245 all passing through the suburb. Most of these travel from Hobart Bus Station to Rosny Park Transit Mall, although sometimes bus services continue to nearby suburbs of Mornington
Mornington, Tasmania
Mornington is a suburb of the City of Clarence in Tasmania, Australia. It is part of greater Hobart, located approximately 7 kilometres from the CBD...
, Warrane
Warrane, Tasmania
Warrane is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, in the City of Clarence. It is approximately from Hobart's CBD. It is located between Rosny Park and Mornington and runs parallel to the Tasman Highway....
and Camelot Park.