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Campofelice di Roccella (Palermo Province) is 57 km. from Palermo, alt. 54 m., on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Termini Imerese and Cefalu, on the Roccella Torrent, area 14.7 sq. km., pop. over 5,500, post-code 90010, tel. 0921. Agricultural economy: artichokes, cereals, cotton, fruit, and sumac.

The town was founded in 1699 by Gaspare la Grutta in the vicinity of the medieval hamlet.

Of interest is the 14th century ruins of the Roccella Tower.

Churches (Cefalu Diocese) include the following:
S. Rosalia (Chiesa Madre)

Families researched in these records include the following:
Costa
la Rocca
Maggio
Runzo
Siragusa

Links to other sites about Campofelice di Roccella include:
Campofelice di Roccella Photos
Italian Wikipedia
Italian Towns
Italian Postal Codes
Sicily Web
Sicilia
Sicilian Net

My latest book on CD is titled Sicily - A Reference for Researchers and is now available. With a file for each town (plus many other files), it relates the history of Sicily as reflected in the photos, records and festivals of its towns. It contains over 2500 text and photo files and can be ordered at CD order.


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