Alessandria della Rocca

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Comune di Alessandria della Rocca
Coat of arms of Comune di Alessandria della Rocca
Municipal coat of arms
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Sicily
Province Agrigento (AG)
Mayor Giuseppe Vaccaro (since May 27, 2003)
Elevation 533 m (1,749 ft)
Area 61 km² (24 sq mi)
Population (as of 2001)
 - Total 3,787
 - Density 62/km² (161/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 37°34′N, 13°27′E
Gentilic Alessandrini
Dialing code 0922
Postal code 92010
Patron Maria SS. della Rocca
 - Day Last Sunday in August

Alessandria della Rocca (Lisciànnira di la Rocca in Sicilian) is a small agricultural town located in west central Sicily in the northern part of the Province of Agrigento, in Italy. Many of the town's inhabitants emigrated to the United States, particularly Tampa, Florida, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.