Rocca di Botte

Rocca di Botte
Comune
Comune di Rocca di Botte
Old town
Coat of arms
Location of Rocca di Botte
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Coordinates: 42°1′38″N 13°4′7″E
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Province	L'Aquila (AQ)
Government
• Mayor	Fernando Antonio Marzolini
Area [1]
• Total	27.68 km^2 (10.69 sq mi)
Elevation	750 m (2,460 ft)
Population  (31 December 2021)[2]
• Total	861
• Density	31/km^2 (81/sq mi)
Demonym	Roccatani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	67066
Dialing code	0863
Patron saint	St. Peter the Hermit
Saint day	30 August
Website	Official website

Rocca di Botte is a comune and town of 860 people in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, central Italy.

History

During the Middle Ages the town was known as Rocca de Bucte, according to documents dating back to the 12th century. In the 17th century Rocca di Botte suffered a serious outbreak of plague, which caused a sharp depopulation. In 1496 the town became a fief of the Roman family of the Colonna thanks to a donation made by Ferdinand II of Naples.^[3]

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
3. "Storia del comune". Comune di Rocca di Botte. Retrieved 16 January 2016.