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Rocca Costanza
Rocca may refer to: *Rocca (surname) *Rocca (fortification), a fortifiable stronghold * Rocca (crater), a lunar crater *Rocca (French rapper) (born 1975), French–Colombian rapper Places ;Municipalities (''comuni'') of Italy *Rocca Canavese, in the province of Turin *Rocca Canterano, in the province of Rome *Rocca Cigliè, in the province of Cuneo *Rocca d'Arazzo, in the province of Asti *Rocca d'Arce, in the province of Frosinone *Rocca de' Baldi, in the province of Cuneo *Rocca de' Giorgi, in the province of Pavia *Rocca d'Evandro, in the province of Caserta *Rocca di Botte, in the province of L'Aquila *Rocca di Cambio, in the province of L'Aquila *Rocca di Cave, in the province of Rome *Rocca di Mezzo, in the province of L'Aquila *Rocca di Neto, in the province of Crotone *Rocca di Papa, in the province of Rome *Rocca Grimalda, in the province of Alessandria *Rocca Imperiale, in the province of Cosenza *Rocca Massima, in the province of Latina *Rocca Pia, in the province of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocca (surname)
Rocca is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Agostino Rocca, founder of Techint * Américo Rocca, Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler * Andrea Rocca, Italian musician and film composer * Angelo Rocca, Italian humanist, librarian and bishop * Anthony Rocca, Australian rules footballer * Antonino Rocca, Argentinian professional wrestler * Antonio Rocca, Italian painter * Christina B. Rocca, United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs * Costantino Rocca, Italian golfer * Daniela Rocca, Italian actress, model and writer * Enrico Rocca, Italian violin maker of the 19th and the 20th Centuries * Francesco Rocca, Italian professional football coach and former player * Giacomo Rocca (or Giacomo della Rocca), Italian painter * Gianfelice Rocca, Italian businessman, Techint * Gianni Rocca (1929–2013), Italian sprinter * Giorgio Rocca, Italian alpine skier * Giuseppe Rocca, Italian violin maker of the 19th century * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocca Di Neto
Rocca di Neto is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Crotone in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is crossed by the Neto river from which it takes its current name; until 1863 it was known as Rocca Ferdinandea in honour of king Ferdinand I of Two Sicilies Ferdinand I (12 January 1751 – 4 January 1825) was the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, King of the Two Sicilies from 1816, after his restoration following victory in the Napoleonic Wars. Before that he had been, since 1759, Ferdinand IV of the King .... References Cities and towns in Calabria {{Calabria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocca Sinibalda
Rocca Sinibalda is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Lazio, located about northeast of Rome and about southeast of Rieti. It is home to the Sforza Cesarini Castle, originally built in 1084 but turned into a more modern fortress in the 1530s by Baldassare Peruzzi, commissioned by Cardinal Alessandro Cesarini. The interior has frescoes from the 17th and 18th centuries. The remains of the ancient Sabine town of Trebula Mutusca Trebula Mutusca (also spelled Trebula Mutuesca or simply Mutuscae) was an ancient city of the Sabines. It is located at Monteleone Sabino, a village about 3 km to the east of the Via Salaria. Pliny mentions both Sabine cities named Trebula: ' ... are not far. References Cities and towns in Lazio {{Latium-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocca Santo Stefano
Rocca Santo Stefano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about east of Rome. Rocca Santo Stefano borders the following municipalities: Affile, Bellegra, Canterano, Gerano Gerano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about east of Rome. History The year of foundation of Gerano is unknown; however, it is known that in 1005 it constituted a ''castrum'' ..., Subiaco. References Cities and towns in Lazio {{Latium-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocca Santa Maria
Rocca Santa Maria is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo, eastern Italy. It is located in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. The municipal seat is in the ''frazione'' of Imposte. See also * Martese *Serra (Rocca Santa Maria) Serra is an Italian village and ''frazione'' of the Commune of Rocca Santa Maria in the Province of Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy. The village sits at an elevation of 3596 feet above sea level in the area of Monti della Laga within the Gran Sasso e Mont ... References External links Cities and towns in Abruzzo {{Abruzzo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocca San Giovanni
Rocca San Giovanni is a ''comune ''and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Main sights The main attraction of the neighbourhood is the Abbey of San Giovanni in Venere. Other sights in Rocca San Giovanni include: *church of St. Matthew, a medieval structure inspired, in smaller scale, to the Abbey of San Giovanni in Venere. In the 14th-15th centuries a bell tower was added *remains of the Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ... walls, built in 1061 *14th century historical center Twin towns * Chaingy, France References Cities and towns in Abruzzo Coastal towns in Abruzzo {{Abruzzo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocca San Felice
Rocca San Felice is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. Geography Located in the central area of Irpinia, the municipality borders with Frigento, Guardia Lombardi, Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, Sturno and Villamaina. It counts no hamlets (''frazioni'') but some localities as Carmasciano, Fontana dell'Olmo, Palombaia, Santa Felicita, Serro del Bosco, Taverna Bruciata, Toriello and Valli. The town is from Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, from Lioni, from Avellino and from Benevento. Main sights Among the main sights of the town there is the Castle and the old town, the Church of St. Maria Maggiore, the Chapel of Mary of Constantinople and the Sanctuary of Santa Felicita, in the homonymous locality. Mefitis The archaeological site of Ansanto Valley (''Valle d'Ansanto''), better known as "Mefite", is a sulphurous lake valley, few kilometres from the towns of Villamaina and Torella dei Lombardi. It was named after the ancient Italic goddess Mefitis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocca San Casciano
Rocca San Casciano ( rgn, La Ròca or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southwest of Forlì. Geography Rocca San Casciano borders the following municipalities: Dovadola, Galeata, Modigliana, Portico e San Benedetto, Predappio, Premilcuore and Tredozio. Festa del Falò Rocca San Casciano is popular in the area for its ''Festa del Falò'' ("Bonfires Feast"), which is believed to originate from Celtic Pagan rites. It is documented that bonfires have been lit near the Montone River ever since the 12th century; later the event became associated with St. Joseph's Day (19 March). San Donnino in soglio is famous History Rocca San Casciano is created in the 1200 Events By place Europe * Spring – Boniface I, marquis of Montferrat, sends envoys to Venice, Genoa and other city-states to negotiate a contract for transport to the Levant. Meanwhile, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocca Priora
Rocca Priora is a small town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy. It is one of the Castelli Romani on the Alban Hills about southeast of Rome, situated in the Regional Park known as the "Parco Regionale dei Castelli Romani". History Rocca Priora occupied the area of the old Latin town of ''Corbium''; here several battles, described by ancient historians, were fought by Italic peoples. After the destruction of Tusculum in 1191, the population increased. In the 14th century the Savelli family rose to prominence in the area, after Pope Sixtus V endorsed Rocca Priora as a feudal possession for them. They held the town and its castle until the 17th century, apart from two short periods in 1436–47 and in the early 16th century, when it went to Cesare Borgia. According to some sources, the town was destroyed by Renzo da Ceri's troops during the conflict between Pope Clement VII and the Colonna, and by the imperial troops in the wake of the Sack of Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocca Pietore
Rocca Pietore is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about north of Venice and about northwest of Belluno Belluno (; lld, Belum; vec, Belùn) is a town and province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Located about north of Venice, Belluno is the capital of the province of Belluno and the most important city in the Eastern Dolomites region .... References Cities and towns in Veneto {{Veneto-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocca Pia
Rocca Pia is a ''comune'' and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re .... Its territory extended up to the level of the Cinquemiglia Plain. References External linksOfficial website Cities and towns in Abruzzo {{Abruzzo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocca Massima
Rocca Massima is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Latina in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about north of Latina, in the Monti Lepini The Monti Lepini (Italian: Lepini mountains) are a mountain range which belongs to the Anti-Apennines of the Lazio region of central Italy, between the two provinces of Latina and Rome. The range borders to the north with the Colli Albani, to t ... area. References Cities and towns in Lazio {{Latium-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |