Roccaforzata
Roccaforzata | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Roccaforzata | |
Location of Roccaforzata | |
| Coordinates: 40°26′N 17°24′E / 40.433°N 17.400°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Province | Taranto (TA) |
| Frazioni | Chianche, Paretone |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vincenzo Pastore |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.15 km2 (2.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 145 m (476 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2017) | |
• Total | 1,819 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Rocchesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 74020 |
| Dialing code | 099 |
| Patron saint | Madonna della Camera, S.Elia |
| Saint day | Thursday after Easter, 20 July |
| Website | Official website |
Roccaforzata is a town and comune in the province of Taranto, Apulia, southeastern Italy. Roccaforzata was historically an Arbëreshë settlement. After the inhabitants abandoned the Albanian Greek Orthodox faith they assimilated into the local population.