Roccamandolfi
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Roccamandolfi is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Isernia
in the Italian
region Molise
, located about 25 km southwest of Campobasso
and about 15 km southeast of Isernia
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,058 and an area of 53.9 km².
Roccamandolfi borders the following municipalities: Cantalupo nel Sannio
, Castelpizzuto
, Gallo Matese
, Letino
, Longano
, San Gregorio Matese
, San Massimo
, Santa Maria del Molise
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Isernia
Province of Isernia
The Province of Isernia is a province in the Molise region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Isernia....
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Molise
Molise
Molise is a region of Southern Italy, the second smallest of the regions. It was formerly part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise and now a separate entity...
, located about 25 km southwest of Campobasso
Campobasso
-Main sights:The main attraction of Campobasso is the Castello Monforte, built in 1450 by the local ruler Nicola II Monforte, over Lombard or Norman ruins. The castle has Guelph merlons and stands on a commanding point, where traces of ancient settlements have been found...
and about 15 km southeast of Isernia
Isernia
Isernia Isernia Isernia (Latin: Aesernia or, in Pliny and later writers, Eserninus, or in the Antonine Itinerary, Serni is a town and comune in the central Italian region of Molise, and the capital of Isernia province.- Geography :...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,058 and an area of 53.9 km².
Roccamandolfi borders the following municipalities: Cantalupo nel Sannio
Cantalupo nel Sannio
Cantalupo nel Sannio is a town and comune in the province of Isernia, in the Molise region of southern Italy.The town was known simply as Cantalupo until February 4, 1864, when the denomination nel Sannio was added in order to differentiate it from other villages with the same name...
, Castelpizzuto
Castelpizzuto
Castelpizzuto is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 30 km west of Campobasso and about 11 km southeast of Isernia...
, Gallo Matese
Gallo Matese
Gallo Matese is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located in a valley near the Matese Apennines chain and the boundary with Molise, about 70 km north of Naples and about 45 km north of Caserta. Its territory is also home of an artificial lake with the...
, Letino
Letino
Letino is a comune and small village in the province of Caserta, in Campania, southern Italy.It was one of the villages liberated by the Italian Libertarian Communist Insurrection of 1877 by Errico Malatesta, Carlo Cafiero, Pietro Cesare Ceccarelli, the Russian Stepniak and 30 other comrades....
, Longano
Longano
Longano is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region of Molise, located about 35 km west of Campobasso and about 9 km south of Isernia...
, San Gregorio Matese
San Gregorio Matese
San Gregorio Matese is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 60 km north of Naples and about 35 km north of Caserta...
, San Massimo
San Massimo
San Massimo is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 25 km southwest of Campobasso...
, Santa Maria del Molise
Santa Maria del Molise
Santa Maria del Molise is a town and comune in the Province of Isernia, in the Molise region ....
.