Rocca_Imperiale

Rocca Imperiale

Rocca Imperiale

Comune in Calabria, Italy

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").[3]

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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:

References

  1. [1]
    "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  3. [3]
    "Calabria" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.




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