Capracotta is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Isernia
The province of Isernia () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Molise region of Italy. The provincial capital is the city Isernia and the president of the province is Alfredo Ricci. The province of Isernia has an area of and a population o ...
in the Italian region of
Molise
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, located about northwest of
Campobasso and about north of
Isernia.
It is the second highest municipality near the center of Italy at above sea level, and 41st in Italy.
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On March 5, 2015, some of snow fell in 24 hours in the hamlet, setting a new world record recognized by
Guinness World Records
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.
Capracotta borders the municipalities of
Agnone,
Castel del Giudice,
Pescopennataro,
San Pietro Avellana,
Sant'Angelo del Pesco, and
Vastogirardi.
Main sights
*
Giardino di Flora Appenninica
Notable people
*
Giovanni Carnevale (1924–2021), Italian priest, writer and historian
References
Cities and towns in Molise
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