Alessandria della Rocca
Alessandria della Rocca
Alexándria (Greek) | |
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| Comune di Alessandria della Rocca | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Alessandria della Rocca | |
  Alessandria della Rocca Location of Alessandria della Rocca in Italy  Alessandria della Rocca Alessandria della Rocca (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 37°34′N 13°27′E / 37.567°N 13.450°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Agrigento (AG) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alfonso Frisco |
| Area | |
• Total | 62.24 km2 (24.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 533 m (1,749 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 2,906 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Alessandrini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 92010 |
| Dialing code | 0922 |
| Patron saint | Maria SS. della Rocca |
| Saint day | Last Sunday in August |
| Website | Official website |
Alessandria della Rocca (Sicilian: Lisciànnira di la Rocca) is a comune and small agricultural town located in the northern part of the Province of Agrigento, west central Sicily, southern Italy.
The remains of the 14th century Castello della Pietra d'Amico can be found about 5 km (3.1 mi) away from the town.[3] The town itself was founded in 1570 by Don Carlo Blasco Barresi, and was initially called Pietra d'Amico after the castle. In 1713, it was renamed Alessandria di Sicilia, while the present name Alessandria della Rocca was adopted by Royal Decree on 7 November 1862.[4]
The municipal coat of arms is inspired by the coats of arms of the noble Sicilian families Barresi (of silver and gules minute vair, with three gold bars crossing) and Di Napoli (azure, with a gold lion, surmounted by the motto "Viro constanti" in black, in a band, with two gold stars and a lily of the same, placed in chapters 2 and 1).[5]
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Orlando, Andrea. "Castello Di Pietra D'Amico". iCastelli.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Castello della Pietra d'Amico". alessandriadellarocca.biz (in Italian). 27 June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ di Casalgerardo, Antonino Mango (1915). Nobiliario di Sicilia (Forni ed.). p. 30.