Rocca (architecture) - Examples

Examples

Specific examples show the range of structures that may be termed a rocca:

  • Rocca Sanvitale, begun in the 13th century, mostly completed by the 15th century, is a remarkable fortress house in the town of Fontanellato, near Parma.
  • Rocca Flea is a fortified palazzo in Gualdo Tadino, Umbria.
  • In Valletta, Malta, Casa Rocca Piccola is one of the last remaining unconverted palazzi, that is still lived in today by a noble family.
  • In Sardinia, the Rocca Doria, a stronghold of the Doria of Genoa, gives its name to the commune Monteleone Rocca Doria.

From the earliest stage, when church and rocca were the only stone structures "the distinction between 'castles' and 'villages' is already one of degree rather than kind." (Ward-Perkins 1962:401) Their protective rocca has extended its name to many other small communities:

  • Roccacasale is located in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo.
  • Rocca di Papa in the region called Castelli Romani in the hills surrounding Lazio has given its name to its comune. Twelfth-century documents name the Castrum Rocce de Papa ("Rock Castle of the Pope"), because here lived Pope Eugene III.
  • Rocca Sinibalda, a comune in the Province of Rieti in Lazio, is located about 50 km northeast of Rome.
  • Rocca Canterano, Rocca Priora, Rocca Massima, Rocca di Cave, Rocca Santo Stefano, Rocca d'Arce are also in Lazio.
  • Rocca Grimalda in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont was a nest of bandits in the eighteenth century. Rocca Canavese, Rocca Cigliè, Rocca d'Arazzo, Rocca de' Baldi are also comuni in Piedmont.
  • Rocca Pietore is in the Province of Belluno in the Veneto.
  • Rocca Susella and Rocca de' Giorgi are in the Province of Pavia in Lombardy.
  • Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena is a comune in the Province of Savona in Liguria.
  • Rocca San Casciano is a comune in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in Emilia-Romagna.
  • Rocca San Giovanni is a comune and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo.
  • Rocca d'Evandro is a comune in the Province of Caserta in Campania.
  • Rocca Pia s a comunein the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region.
  • Rocca Imperiale is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in Calabria.
  • Rocca di Urbisaglia is a 16th century military fortification in Urbisaglia, in the Marche.

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