Morrone del Sannio 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 Campobasso
The province of Campobasso (; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Molise region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Campobasso. It covers an area of and has a total population of 223,871 (2017). There are 84 ''comuni'' (: ''comune'') in ...
in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region
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 ...
, located about northeast of
Campobasso
Campobasso (, ; ) 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 Sannio and Matese mountains.
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.
Geography
Morrone del Sannio borders the following municipalities:
Campolieto
Campolieto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso.
Campolieto borders the following municipalities: Castellino del Biferno, Matrice, Monacilioni, Morro ...
,
Casacalenda
Casacalenda (Molisan dialect Casechelenne; Kalena) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso.
History
The Greek historian Polybius mentions a battle in 217 BC ...
,
Castelbottaccio,
Castellino del Biferno,
Lucito,
Lupara,
Provvidenti,
Ripabottoni.
Main sights
* Remains of a Roman villa and of the abbey of Casalpiano
* 15th century convent of St. Nazarius
* Church of Santa Maria Maggiore (18th century)
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Molise
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