Roccella Valdemone

Roccella Valdemone
Country	Italy
region	Sicily
Metropolitan city	Messina  (ME)
Local name	Rascidda Vaddemuni / Ruccedda Vaddemuni
Coordinates	37 ° 56 '  N , 15 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 56 '0 "  N , 15 ° 1' 0"  E
height	804  m slm
surface	40 km²
Residents	597 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	15 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	98030
prefix	0942
ISTAT number	083074
Popular name	Roccellesi

Roccella Valdemone is a municipality in the metropolitan city of Messina in the region of Sicily in Italy with 597 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

Location and dates

Roccella Valdemone is located 88 km southwest of Messina . The residents mainly work in agriculture. A typical product from Roccella Valdemone are different types of cheese.

The neighboring municipalities are Castiglione di Sicilia ( CT ), Malvagna , Mojo Alcantara , Montalbano Elicona , Randazzo ( CT ) and Santa Domenica Vittoria .

Roccella Valdemone

history

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The place originated in the Middle Ages. The last Lacedaemonians - the community name refers to them - fled from the Peloponnese at the beginning of the 10th century from the invading Slavs here to former ( Greater Greek ) compatriots. The real destination of the refugees was originally Taranto . Their traces will soon be lost for good (see Val Demone ). The place became a fiefdom of the Spadafora family in 1296 .

Attractions

• Parish Church of St. Nicolo di Bari, built around 1400, inside a marble picture of the Nativity by G. Gaggini from 1526
• Church of Santa Maria dell'Udienza with a marble statue of St. Maria dell'Udienza
• Remains of the medieval castle

Web links

Commons : Roccella Valdemone  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Site from Roccella Valdemone

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.