Cercemaggiore
Encyclopedia
Cercemaggiore is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Campobasso
in the Italian
region Molise
, located about 12 km southeast of Campobasso
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Cercemaggiore borders the following municipalities: Castelpagano
, Cercepiccola
, Gildone
, Jelsi
, Mirabello Sannitico
, Morcone
, Riccia, Santa Croce del Sannio
, Sepino
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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 Campobasso
Province of Campobasso
The Province of Campobasso is a province in the Molise region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Campobasso.It has an area of 2,909 km², and a total population of 230,692...
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 12 km southeast 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...
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Cercemaggiore borders the following municipalities: Castelpagano
Castelpagano
Castelpagano is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 80 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km north of Benevento...
, Cercepiccola
Cercepiccola
Cercepiccola is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 11 km south of Campobasso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 712 and an area of 16.7 km²....
, Gildone
Gildone
Gildone is a hill town and comune in the province of Campobasso, in the Molise region . At its peak, the town consisted of 3,000 inhabitants, but the population now numbers about 900...
, Jelsi
Jelsi
Jelsi is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 12 km southeast of Campobasso.Jelsi borders the following municipalities: Campodipietra, Cercemaggiore, Gildone, Pietracatella, Riccia, Toro....
, Mirabello Sannitico
Mirabello Sannitico
Mirabello Sannitico is a small town in the Italian region of Molise, part of the province of Campobasso. The population is about 2,100 inhabitants....
, Morcone
Morcone
Morcone is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 70 km northeast of Naples and about 25 km northwest of Benevento...
, Riccia, Santa Croce del Sannio
Santa Croce del Sannio
Santa Croce del Sannio is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 70 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km north of Benevento....
, Sepino
Sepino
Sepino is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 20 km south of Campobasso....
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