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Rocca (surname) Rocca is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Agostino Rocca, founder of Techint * Américo Rocca, Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler * Andrea Rocca, Italian musician and film composer * Angelo Rocca, Italian h ...

Rocca (fortification) A rocca (literally: "rock") is a type of Italian fortified stronghold or fortress, typically located on a hilltop, beneath or on which the inhabitants of a historically clustered village or town might take refuge at times of trouble. Generally un ...

, a fortifiable stronghold * Rocca (crater), a lunar crater *

Rocca (French rapper) Rocca (full name Sébastian Rocca) is a French-Colombian rapper and producer born on 27 April 1975 in Paris. Rocca is known as one of the best lyricists in French Rap. He gained recognition as a rapper during the 1990s as a part of the influen ...

(born 1975), French–Colombian rapper

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comuni The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

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Rocca Canavese Rocca Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Rocca Canavese borders the following municipalities: Corio, Forno Canavese, Levone, Barbania, V ...

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Rocca Canterano Rocca Canterano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about east of Rome. Rocca Canterano borders the following municipalities: Agosta, Anticoli Corrado, Canterano, Cerreto Lazia ...

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Rocca Cigliè Rocca Cigliè is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about east of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 149 and an area of .All demographics a ...

, in the province of Cuneo * Rocca d'Arazzo, in the province of Asti * Rocca d'Arce, in the province of Frosinone * Rocca de' Baldi, in the province of Cuneo * Rocca de' Giorgi, in the province of Pavia * Rocca d'Evandro, in the province of Caserta * Rocca di Botte, in the province of L'Aquila * Rocca di Cambio, in the province of L'Aquila * Rocca di Cave, in the province of Rome *

Rocca di Mezzo Rocca di Mezzo (locally ''La Rocca'') is a ''comune'' and town in the Province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is home to the seat of the Sirente-Velino Regional Park The Sirente-Velino Regional Park (Italian: ''Parco regio ...

, in the province of L'Aquila *

Rocca di Neto Rocca di Neto is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Crotone in the Calabria region of southern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in ...

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Rocca di Papa Rocca di Papa ( Roman Castles Romanesco: ) is a small town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy. It is one of the Castelli Romani about southeast of Rome on the Alban Hills. It is close to the other communes of Velle ...

, in the province of Rome * Rocca Grimalda, in the province of Alessandria * Rocca Imperiale, in the province of Cosenza *

Rocca Massima Rocca Massima is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Latina in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about north of Latina, in the Monti Lepini The Monti Lepini (Italian: Lepini mountains) are a mountain rang ...

, in the province of Latina *

Rocca Pia Rocca Pia is a ''comune'' and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle ...

, in the province of L'Aquila *

Rocca Pietore Rocca Pietore is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about north of Venice and about northwest of Belluno Belluno (; lld, Belum; vec, Belùn) is a town and province in the Veneto ...

, in the province of Belluno *

Rocca Priora 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 southeast of Rome, situated in the Regional Park known as the "Parco Regionale dei Castelli ...

, in the province of Rome *

Rocca San Casciano Rocca San Casciano ( rgn, La Ròca or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southwest of Forlì. Geography Rocca San Casciano borders ...

, in the province of Forlì-Cesena *

Rocca San Felice Rocca San Felice is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. Geography Located in the central area of Irpinia, the municipality borders with Frigento, Guardia Lombardi, Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, Sturno and Vi ...

, in the province of Avellino *

Rocca San Giovanni Rocca San Giovanni is a ''comune ''and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Main sights The main attraction of the neighbourhood is the Abbey of San Giovanni in Venere. Other sights in Rocca San Giovanni include: *church ...

, in the province of Chieti *

Rocca Santa Maria Rocca Santa Maria is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo, eastern Italy. It is located in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. The municipal seat is in the ''frazione A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of su ...

, in the province of Teramo *

Rocca Santo Stefano Rocca Santo Stefano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about east of Rome. Rocca Santo Stefano borders the following municipalities: Affile, Bellegra, Canterano, Gerano Gerano ...

, in the province of Rome *

Rocca Sinibalda Rocca Sinibalda is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Lazio, located about northeast of Rome and about southeast of Rieti. It is home to the Sforza Cesarini Castle, originally built in 1084 but turned int ...

, in the province of Rieti * Rocca Susella, in the province of Pavia * Roccabascerana, in the province of Avellino * Roccabernarda, in the province of Crotone * Roccabianca, in the province of Parma * Roccabruna, in the province of Cuneo *

Roccacasale Roccacasale (locally ''La Rocca'') is a ''comune'' in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Built on the slopes of the Monte della Rocca in the central Apennines, the village overlooks the Peligna Valley and the town of Sulmona ...

, in the province of L'Aquila * Roccadaspide, in the province of Salerno * Roccafiorita, in the province of Messina * Roccafluvione, in the province of Ascoli Piceno *

Roccaforte del Greco Roccaforte del Greco ( Calabrian el, Βουνί, translit=Vunì) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about southeast of Reggio Calab ...

, in the province of Reggio Calabria * Roccaforte Ligure, in the province of Alessandria *

Roccaforte Mondovì Roccaforte Mondovì ( Vivaro-Alpine: ''Ròcafuòrt'', ''Ròcafòrt'', or ''Rocafòrt'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo. Roccafort ...

, in the province of Cuneo * Roccaforzata, in the province of Taranto *

Roccafranca Roccafranca (Brescian: ) is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located on the left bank of the Oglio River, in the Po Plain The Po Valley, Po Plain, Plain of the Po, or Padan Plain ( it, Pianura Padana , o ...

, in the province of Brescia * Roccagiovine, in the province of Rome * Roccagloriosa, in the province of Salerno *

Roccagorga Roccagorga is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Latina in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about northeast of Latina. Roccagorga borders the following municipalities: Carpineto Romano, Maenza, Priver ...

, in the province of Latina * Roccalbegna, in the province of Grosseto *

Roccalumera Roccalumera is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about southwest of Messina. Roccalumera borders the following municipalities: Fiumedinisi, Furci ...

, in the province of Messina * Roccamandolfi, in the province of Isernia * Roccamena, in the province of Palermo * Roccamonfina, in the province of Caserta * Roccamontepiano, in the province of Chieti * Roccamorice, in the province of Pescara * Roccanova, in the province of Potenza * Roccantica, in the province of Rieti * Roccapalumba, in the province of Palermo * Roccapiemonte, in the province of Salerno * Roccarainola, in the province of Naples *

Roccaraso Roccaraso is a town and ''comune'' in central Italy, in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region. History Founding The town of Roccaraso dates back to around 975 AD, and is located near the Rasinus stream, from which some believe it t ...

, in the province of L'Aquila * Roccaromana, in the province of Caserta *

Roccascalegna Roccascalegna is a ''comune ''and town in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the m ...

, in the province of Chieti *

Roccasecca Roccasecca is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Frosinone, in the Lazio region of central Italy. It is the birthplace of Thomas Aquinas. History The history of Roccasecca is tightly bound to its strategic position, a "dry '' rocca''" at ...

, in the province of Frosinone *

Roccasecca dei Volsci Roccasecca dei Volsci is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Latina in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about east of Latina. Roccasecca dei Volsci borders the following municipalities: Amaseno, Priverno, ...

, in the province of Latina * Roccasicura, in the province of Isernia *

Roccasparvera Roccasparvera is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southwest of Cuneo. Roccasparvera borders the following municipalities: Bernezzo, Borgo San Dalmazzo, ...

, in the province of Cuneo * Roccaspinalveti, in the province of Chieti * Roccastrada, in the province of Grosseto *

Roccavaldina Roccavaldina ( Sicilian: ''Roccavaddina'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about west of Messina. Roccavaldina borders the following municipalit ...

, in the province of Messina * Roccaverano, in the province of Asti * Roccavignale, in the province of Savona *

Roccavione Roccavione is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southwest of Cuneo. Located in the Valle Vermenagna Valle may refer to: * Valle (surname) Geograp ...

, in the province of Cuneo * Roccavivara, in the province of Campobasso ;Civil parishes (''

frazioni A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...

'') of Italy * Rocca Cilento, in the municipality of Lustra (SA) * Rocca di Fondi, in the municipality of

Antrodoco Antrodoco ( Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Rieti, in the Lazio region of central Italy. The name derives from the Latin Interocrea (between the mountains). Geography Antrodoco is located along the Velino river, in the ...

(RI) * Roccacannuccia, in the municipality of

Nardò Nardò ( la, Neritum or ; cms, Nareton) is a town and ''comune'' in the southern Italian region of Apulia, in the Province of Lecce. Lies on a lowland area placed at south-west of its Province, its border includes part of the Ionian coast of S ...

(LE) * Roccapassa, in the municipality of

Amatrice Amatrice (; Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Rieti, in northern Lazio (central Italy), and the center of the food-agricultural area of Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. The town was devastated by a powerful earth ...

(RI) * Roccapietra, in the municipality of

Varallo Sesia Varallo Sesia (Piedmontese: ''Varal''), pronouciation (Vhuh-rahl-loh) commonly known as Varallo, is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Vercelli in the Piedmont region of Italy. It is situated in Valsesia, at above sea level and some north ...

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Roccapipirozzi Roccapipirozzi is an Italian village, hamlet (''frazione'') of the municipality of Sesto Campano in the Province of Isernia, Molise. As of 2009 its population was of 1,045. History The village, founded by the refugees from Venafro, was first menti ...

, in the municipality of

Sesto Campano Sesto Campano is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about southwest of Campobasso and about southwest of Isernia. The municipality is located in the south of its province, close t ...

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Roccaporena Roccaporena is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' (municipality) of Cascia, Umbria, central Italy. It is located at 707 m of altitude, and, according to 2001 census, it had 71 inhabitants. Overview Roccaporena is known to have existed since the ...

, in the municipality of

Cascia Cascia () is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) of the Italian province of Perugia in a rather remote area of the mountainous southeastern corner of Umbria. It is about 21 km from Norcia on the road to Rieti in the Lazio (63 km). It i ...

(PG) * Roccatederighi, in the municipality of Roccastrada (GR) * Rocca di Manerba del Garda, in the municipality of

Manerba del Garda Manerba del Garda is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is located at the southwest side of the Lake Garda. It is bounded by the comunes of San Felice del Benaco, Puegnago sul Garda, Moniga del Garda, Polpenazze ...

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