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Rocchetta Nervina is a small village in the province of Imperia in Liguria (Italy) with 291 inhabitants. It is built at an altitude of 235 meters, at the bottom of the Barbaira valley, a tributary of the Nervia coming down from the ridge separating the valleys of Nervia and Roya. It is dominated by Monte Abellio (1015 m.) to the West, Monte Terca (1070 m.) to the North and Monte Morgi (820 m.) to the East. The precise site is a small steep promontory at the confluence of the Barbaira and the Rio d'Oggia.We are 6 kilometers upstream from Dolceacqua. The coast near Ventimiglia is only 14 km away and we are 55 km from Nice.
Toponymy: "Rocchetta" means "small rock" or "small fortress, small citadel" and "Nervina" obviously derives from the name of the Nervia valley.
Surrounded by mountains, Monte Abelio (1015m), Monte Terca (1070m) and Monte Morgi (870m).
Its French twin locality is Sospel. They are located at the same level and at an equal distance (approximately 10 km) on each side of the border.
Rocchetta means small rock or fortress, citadel.Nervina is derived from the name of Nervia.
Old fortified town in the 12th century, it was called "Castrum Barbairre", it was destroyed by the Marquis of Dolceaqua (the same as that of the michettes).In the middle of the 16th century the castle of Monte Abelio controlled the Roya valley Rochetta is isolated and in a cul-de-sac, its defensive system is particular, access is allowed there thanks to two bridges from medieval times called "humpbacks".It is still inaccessible today except on foot and of course by Vespa!!!
The first documentable information about Rocchetta Nervina, however, dates back to 1186 when, in a medieval manuscript, and under the rule of the Counts of Ventimiglia, the village of Castrum Barbairae is mentioned, named after Rio Barbaira. In the document, we learn of a rebellion of the same inhabitants against the lord of the place, Enrichetto dei Conti di Ventimiglia, who, forced to flee, took refuge in his castle.
Already under the jurisdiction of the district of Saorgio, the territory of Rocchettino passed from 1342 under the lordship of the Dorias, in the marquisate of Dolceacqua. In the thirty years from 1348 to 1378, reprisals, fires and raids dominated the village due to the conflicts between the Duchy of Savoy, the Doria and the inhabitants of Rocchetta; among the important episodes that took place in the county of Rocchettina, the devastation carried out by the "tyrant of Dolceacqua" Imperiale Doria is documented in 1360.
Returning to the dependencies of the Savoy, in 1559 it was united again to the marquisate of Dolceacquino during the rule of Stefano Doria. From 1723 the territory of Rocchetta was included in the county of Nice and from 1729 in the province of Sospello. In 1732 the vassalage of Rocchetta Nervina passed to the Perrucca family.
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