Rocca di Botte | |
Official Name: | Comune di Rocca di Botte |
Coordinates: | 42.0272°N 13.0686°W |
Region: | Abruzzo |
Province: | L'Aquila (AQ) |
Mayor: | Fernando Antonio Marzolini |
Area Total Km2: | 27.68 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 861 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2021 |
Population Demonym: | Roccatani |
Elevation M: | 750 |
Saint: | St. Peter the Hermit |
Day: | 30 August |
Postal Code: | 67066 |
Area Code: | 0863 |
Rocca di Botte is a comune and town of 860 people in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, central Italy.
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.[2]