Sant'Elena Sannita
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Sant'Elena Sannita is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Isernia
in the Italian
region Molise
, located about 15 km west of Campobasso
and about 20 km east of Isernia
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Sant'Elena Sannita borders the following municipalities: Bojano
, Casalciprano
, Frosolone
, Macchiagodena
, Spinete
.
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
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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 15 km west 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 20 km east 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 :...
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Sant'Elena Sannita borders the following municipalities: Bojano
Bojano
Bojano or Boiano is a town and comune in the province of Campobasso, Molise, south central Italy.-History:Originally named Bovianum, it was settled by the 7th century BC. As the capital of the Pentri, a tribe of the Samnites, it played a major role in the Samnite Wars, as well as in the Social War,...
, Casalciprano
Casalciprano
Casalciprano is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 11 km west of Campobasso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 613 and an area of 19.0 km²....
, Frosolone
Frosolone
Frosolone is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 20 km west of Campobasso and about 20 km east of Isernia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,330 and an area of 49.6 km²...
, Macchiagodena
Macchiagodena
Macchiagodena is a town and comune in the province of Isernia, located high in the Apennines mountains in the region of Molise.-History:...
, Spinete
Spinete
Spinete is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 15 km west of Campobasso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,437 and an area of 17.6 km²....
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