Rocca Imperiale Explained

Rocca Imperiale
Official Name:Comune di Rocca Imperiale
Coordinates:40.1167°N 51°W
Province: (CS)
Frazioni:Marina di Rocca Imperiale
Mayor:Giuseppe Ranù
Area Total Km2:55.03
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3306
Population As Of:30 September 2012
Population Demonym:Rocchesi
Elevation M:199
Saint:Madonna della Nova
Day:2 July
Postal Code:87074
Area Code:0981

Rocca Imperiale is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Rocca Imperiale is located in the middle of the arc that surrounds the Gulf of Taranto and sits 4 km away from the sea on a hill at the foothills of the Apennine Mountains, which stretches out to the shore that was once the ancient Siritide plain. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[2]

Main sights include the Castle of Frederick II of Hohenstaufen (Italian: Castello Svevo), Rocca Imperiale is the name of the town (meaning "imperial rock") the Chiesa Madre, the Monastery, and the wax museum.

Twin towns – sister cities

Rocca Imperiale is twinned with:

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  2. Web site: Calabria. 1 August 2023. it.