Cerasuolo is an Italian village, the most populated hamlet (''

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'') of

Filignano Filignano is an Italian ''comune'' (municipality) of the Province of Isernia, in the region Molise. History The village was first mentioned in 962 and elevated to autonomous municipality in 1840, when it was separated from Pozzilli. Geography Fi ...

, a 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 ...

Molise Molise ( , ; ; , ) is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise together with Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effective until 1970, makes Molise the newest region in Ital ...

. As of 2009 its population was of 151.Infos on italia.indettaglio.it
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History

During the 20th Century, the municipal population of Filignano has been decreasing due to

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and in the

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. Cerasuolo is, among the 13 municipal villages, the most populated by a community of

Italian Scots Italian Scots () are Scottish people of Italian descent. They can either be those whose ancestors emigrated to Scotland or Italian-born people residing in Scotland. This term can also refer to people of mixed Scottish and Italian descent. A rece ...

, children and grandchildren of ''Filignanese'' immigrants, returning from

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. An event that celebrates this cultural link is, for example, the annual "Scottish Festival ''

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Geography

Located at circa 1 km from the borders of Molise with the

Province of Frosinone The province of Frosinone () is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Frosinone. It has an area of and a total population of 493,605 (2016). The province contains 91 ''comuni'' (: ''comune''), listed in the ...

Lazio Lazio ( , ; ) or Latium ( , ; from Latium, the original Latin name, ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy, administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the Central Italy, central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants an ...

, Cerasuolo is the only hamlet within the northern branch of its municipality. It is a hill villages below the

Mainarde The Monti delle Mainarde, also known just as Le Mainarde, is a range of calcareous mountains on the border between the regions of Lazio and Molise in southern central Italy. It is the southern extension of the Monti della Meta. The highest pe ...

mountains, close to the

Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park (Italian: ''Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise'') is an Italian national park established in 1923. The majority of the park is located in the Abruzzo region, with smaller parts in Lazio and Molise. I ...

. The village is 4 km far from

Cardito Cardito is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about northeast of Naples. Cardito borders the following municipalities: Afragola, Caivano, Casoria, Crispano, Frattamaggiore. It ...

, 8 from

and 19 from

Venafro Venafro (Latin: ''Venafrum''; Greek: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Isernia, region of Molise, Italy. It has a population of 11,079, having expanded quickly in the post-war period. Geography Situated at the foot of Mount Santa Croce, elevat ...

. It is crossed in the middle by a provincial road and close to the national highway SS 627 Sora-

Isernia Isernia () is a town and ''comune'' in the southern Italian region of Molise, and the capital of the province of Isernia. Geography Situated on a rocky crest rising from between the Carpino and the Sordo rivers, the plan of Isernia still refl ...

. Nearby the SS 627, linking the village to

Scapoli Scapoli is a town and ''comune'' located in province of Isernia, which is part of the region of Molise, southern Italy. As of 2011 it had a population of 758. Geography Located in the western area of the province, near the region of Lazio, it bor ...

(14 km),

San Biagio Saracinisco San Biagio Saracinisco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region of Lazio, located about east of Rome and about east of Frosinone. San Biagio Saracinisco borders the following municipalities: Castel San ...

(12 km), and

Vallerotonda Vallerotonda (locally ) is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the region of Latium, Lazio in central Italy, in the province of Frosinone. The commune is situated on the Apennine Mountains and forms part of the Comino Valley. Geography The are ...

(17 km), there are the

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ruins of ''Cerasuolo Vecchio'' (i.e. "Old Cerasuolo").Comune of Filignano
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Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park (Italian: ''Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise'') is an Italian national park established in 1923. The majority of the park is located in the Abruzzo region, with smaller parts in Lazio and Molise. I ...

website)

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{{authority control Frazioni of the Province of Isernia

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