Baranello is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Campobasso
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in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region
Molise
it, Molisano (man) it, Molisana (woman)
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, located about southwest of
Campobasso
Campobasso (, ; nap, label= Campobassan, Cambuàsce ) is a city and ''comune'' in southern Italy, the capital of the region of Molise and of the province of Campobasso. It is located in the high basin of the Biferno river, surrounded by Sann ...
. This town draws its name as a derivative of Monte Vairano which was a hilltop
Samnite village and now is an archeological site.
Baranello borders the following municipalities:
Busso,
Colle d'Anchise
Colle d'Anchise is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about southwest of Campobasso.
Colle d'Anchise borders the following municipalities: Baranello, Bojano, Campochiaro, San Polo Mate ...
,
Spinete
Spinete is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about west of Campobasso.
Spinete borders the following municipalities: Baranello, Bojano, Busso, Casalciprano, Colle d'Anchise, Sant'E ...
,
Vinchiaturo.
People
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Piero Niro
Piero Niro (born 1957) is an Italian composer, classical pianist, and academic specialising in the philosophy of music and aesthetics.
Niro was born in Baranello in the southern Italian region of Molise and initially studied piano and compositi ...
, Italian composer and classical pianist, was born in Baranello.
[Cresti, Renzo (ed.) (1999)]
"Niro, Piero"
''Enciclopedia italiana dei compositori contemporanei'', Vol. 2, p. 226. Pagano
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Molise
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