Rocca Priora

Rocca Priora
Comune
Comune di Rocca Priora
View of Rocca Priora
Location of Rocca Priora
Rocca Priora Location of Rocca Priora in Italy Rocca Priora Rocca Priora (Lazio)
Coordinates: 41°47′N 12°46′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Metropolitan city	Rome (RM)
Frazioni	Colle di Fuori
Government
• Mayor	Anna Gentili
Area
• Total	28.27 km2 (10.92 sq mi)
Elevation	768 m (2,520 ft)
Population  (31 May 2015)
• Total	12,307
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym	Roccaprioresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	00040
Dialing code	06
Patron saint	St. Roch and St. Sebastian
Saint day	August 16 and January 20
Website	Official website

Rocca Priora castle.

Rocca Priora is a small town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy. It is one of the Castelli Romani on the Alban Hills about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Rome, situated in the Regional Park known as the "Parco Regionale dei Castelli Romani".

History

Rocca Priora occupied the area of the old Latin town of Corbium; here several battles, described by ancient historians, were fought by Italic peoples.

After the destruction of Tusculum in 1191, the population increased. In the 14th century the Savelli family rose to prominence in the area, after Pope Sixtus V endorsed Rocca Priora as a feudal possession for them. They held the town and its castle until the 17th century, apart from two short periods in 1436–47 and in the early 16th century, when it went to Cesare Borgia. According to some sources, the town was destroyed by Renzo da Ceri's troops during the conflict between Pope Clement VII and the Colonna, and by the imperial troops in the wake of the Sack of Rome (1527).

After a period as a direct Papal rule, it was sold in part to the Rospigliosi family, who held it until 1870, when it became a commune as part of the newly formed Kingdom of Italy.

Twin cities

• Sohland an der Spree, Germany

People

• Gregorius Maltzeff, painter (1881–1953)
• Marco Amelia, football player (1982)