Castelpetroso
Encyclopedia
Castelpetroso is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Isernia
in the Italian
region Molise
, located about 25 km west of Campobasso
and about 10 km southeast of Isernia
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,708 and an area of 22.6 km².
Castelpetroso borders the following municipalities: Carpinone
, Castelpizzuto
, Pettoranello del Molise
, 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
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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 25 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 10 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 1,708 and an area of 22.6 km².
Castelpetroso borders the following municipalities: Carpinone
Carpinone
Carpinone is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 30 km west of Campobasso and about 7 km east of Isernia...
, 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...
, Pettoranello del Molise
Pettoranello del Molise
Pettoranello del Molise is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 30 km west of Campobasso and about 6 km southeast of Isernia...
, 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 ....
.