Trivento is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) and Catholic episcopal see in the
Province of Campobasso
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in the southern
Italian
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region
Molise
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, located about northwest 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.
Campobas ...
.
Trivento borders the following municipalities:
Castelguidone
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,
Castelmauro,
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 ...
,
Roccavivara,
Salcito,
San Biase,
Sant'Angelo Limosano and
Schiavi di Abruzzo.
Its church of Ss. Nazario, Celso e Vittore, dedicated to St. Nazarius, St. Celsus and St. Victor, is the
cathedral
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episcopal see of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Trivento.
References
External links
Official websiteAssociazione Turistica PRO LOCO Trivento
Cities and towns in Molise
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