Roccaforzata

Comune in Apulia, Italy
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40°26′N 17°24′E / 40.433°N 17.400°E / 40.433; 17.400CountryItalyRegionApuliaProvinceTaranto (TA)FrazioniChianche, ParetoneGovernment
 • MayorVincenzo PastoreArea • Total6.15 km2 (2.37 sq mi)Elevation
145 m (476 ft)Population
 (31 December 2017)[2]
 • Total1,819 • Density300/km2 (770/sq mi)DemonymRocchesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
74020
Dialing code099Patron saintMadonna della Camera, S.EliaSaint dayThursday after Easter, 20 JulyWebsiteOfficial website

Roccaforzata is a town and comune in the province of Taranto, Apulia, southeastern Italy. Roccaforzata was historically an Arbëreshë settlement. After the inhabitants abandoned the Albanian Greek Orthodox faith they assimilated into the local population.[3]


Notable People

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Population from ISTAT
  3. ^ P. Bruni, ed. (2004). Arbëreshë: cultura e civiltà di un popolo. p. 33. ISBN 9788824020091.


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