Roccafiorita

Roccafiorita (Zip Code 98030) is 254 km. distant from Agrigento, 187 km. from Caltanissetta, 62 km. from Catania, 159 km. from Enna, 47 km. from Messina, which province it belongs to, 289 km. from Palermo, 166 km. from Ragusa, 117 km. from Siracusa, 385 km. from Trapani.

The municipality has 270 inhabitants and an area of 114 hectares for a population density of 237 inhabitants per square kilometre. It rises on inland mountainous area and is 723 metres above sea-level.

The Town Hall is placed in piazza Autonomia, tel. ++39 0942-726039.

Roccafiorita is prevalently an agricultural centre. Products mostly cultivated are olives, grapes, corn, fruit.

According to some philologists the name of the village derives from medieval Latin Rocca Florida, soon after changed into current Roccafiorita. There are not many information about the village but it was founded in the XVII century and in 1614 king Philip III of Spain instituted the principality and named Pietro Balsamo its lord. Later Bonannos became its owners. From 1929 up to 1947 Roccafiorita was annexed to the commune of Mongiuffi Melia and later it gained the autonomy.

Very interesting to see is the Feast of Madonna del Soccorso that takes place every year in August.