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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 castle itself was built in the 14th century, and it probably consisted of a square tower and a rock-hewn silo. [3] In 1542, it was sold to Don Nicholas Barresi, who founded the municipality of Alessandria della Rocca. Part of the rock on which the castle was built collapsed over time, destroying most of the structure in the process.
ISTAT Code Comune Population (2005) 084001 Agrigento: 59,031 084002 Alessandria della Rocca: 3,412 084003 Aragona: 9,902 084004 Bivona: 4,116 084005 Burgio: 3,031
The province of Agrigento (Italian: provincia di Agrigento; Sicilian: pruvincia di Girgenti) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily, Italy, situated on its south-western coast. Following the suppression of the Sicilian provinces, it was replaced in 2015 by the Free Municipal Consortium of Agrigento (Italian: libero consorzio ...
The town also supplied a large portion of Italian immigrants to Jacksonville, another city in Florida. [ 3 ] Santo Stefano Quisquina stands at an altitude of 730 metres (2,400 ft) above sea level and borders the following municipalities: Alessandria della Rocca , Bivona , Cammarata , Casteltermini , Castronovo di Sicilia , San Biagio Platani .
Location of Sicily within Italy Provinces of Sicily. The following is a list of the municipalities of Sicily, Italy. [1] There are 390 municipalities in Sicily (as of January 2019): 43 in the Province of Agrigento; 22 in the Province of Caltanissetta; 58 in the Metropolitan City of Catania; 20 in the Province of Enna
In Sicily there are 350 medieval castles and hundreds of other historical periods. Castello Normanno, Aci Castello; Castello Normanno of Adrano; Castello di Agrigento, Agrigento; Castello di Calatubo, Alcamo; Castello dei Conti di Modica, Alcamo; Castello della Pietra d'Amico, Alessandria della Rocca; Castello di Barrugeri, Aragona; Castello di ...
The first known Jews in Alessandria, named Abraham (son of Joseph Vitale de Sacerdoti Cohen) opened a loan bank in or about 1490. [9] In 1590, the Jews were expelled from the Duchy of Milan, and one of Abraham's descendants travelled to Madrid, which ruled the Duchy and was permitted to stay in the town due to a large sum owed him by the ...