Capracotta 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 Isernia
The province of Isernia ( it, provincia di Isernia) is a province in the region of Molise in 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 pop ...
in the Italian region of
Molise
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, located about northwest 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 ...
and about north of
Isernia
Isernia () or, in Pliny and later writers, ''Eserninus'', or in the Antonine Itinerary, ''Serni''. is a town and ''comune'' in the southern Italian region of Molise, and the capital of province of Isernia.
Geography
Situated on a rocky crest ...
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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
Agnone is a ''comune'' in the province of Isernia, in the Molise region of southern Italy, some northwest of Campobasso. Agnone is known for the manufacture of bells by the Marinelli Bell Foundry. The town of Agnone proper is complemented with ...
,
Castel del Giudice,
Pescopennataro,
San Pietro Avellana,
Sant'Angelo del Pesco, and
Vastogirardi
Vastogirardi is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about northwest of Campobasso and about north of Isernia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 789 and an area of .All de ...
.
Main sights
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Giardino di Flora Appenninica
References
Cities and towns in Molise
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