Roccacasale
Roccacasale is a comune in the Province o L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region o Italy. Built on the slopes o the Monte della Rocca in the central Apennines, the veelage owerleuks the Peligna Valley an the toun o Sulmona.
Roccacasale | |
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| Comune di Roccacasale | |
  Roccacasale Location o Roccacasale in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°7′N 13°53′E / 42.117°N 13.883°ECoordinates: 42°7′N 13°53′E / 42.117°N 13.883°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | Province o L'Aquila (AQ) |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Domenico Spagnuolo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.21 km2 (6.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 730 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Roccolani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 67030 |
| Diallin code | 0864 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
The veelage arose frae a smaw dounse called Casali, which had few inhabitants prior tae 925. As a result o the construction o the fortifee'd rocca, steidit tae control the entrance tae the Valle del Sangro an the Cinquemiglia plain, frae Saracen or Byzantine, the centre shapit, wi the passin o time, intae a teepical medieval wawed veelage on the slopes directly unner the castle. The heicher pairt o the veelage consists o steep roads leadin towards the castle, an linkit bi narrae passageweys atween biggins constructit on the nakit bedrock. Inside the auncient veelage are the kirk o Saunt Michael Airchangel (consecratit in 1579) an the remains o the baronial palazzo, constructit bi the de Sanctis, barons o Roccacasale, next tae the kirk mair recently than the castle; vera little remains o the palazzo the day.
Freemit airtins
eedit- Comune di Roccacasale Archived 2013-12-06 at the Wayback Machine *History Archived 2015-08-14 at the Wayback Machine