Castelbottaccio 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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region
Molise
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, located about north 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 ...
as the crow flies but 36 kilometres by road.
Castelbottaccio borders the following municipalities:
Civitacampomarano,
Lucito
Lucito is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about north of Campobasso.
Lucito borders the following municipalities: Castelbottaccio, Castellino del Biferno, Civitacampomarano, Limosa ...
,
Lupara
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, and
Morrone del Sannio.
References
Cities and towns in Molise
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