Filignano
Encyclopedia
Filignano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Isernia
in the Italian
region Molise
, located about 50 km west of Campobasso
and about 15 km southwest of Isernia
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 750 and an area of 32.0 km².Filignano has a Mario Lanza
festival every August.
Filignano borders the following municipalities: Acquafondata
, Colli a Volturno
, Montaquila
, Pozzilli
, Rocchetta a Volturno
, Scapoli
, Vallerotonda
.
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 50 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 15 km southwest 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 750 and an area of 32.0 km².Filignano has a Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza
right|thumb|[[MGM]] still, circa 1949Mario Lanza was an American tenor and Hollywood movie star of the late 1940s and the 1950s. The son of Italian emigrants, he began studying to be a professional singer at the age of 16....
festival every August.
Filignano borders the following municipalities: Acquafondata
Acquafondata
Acquafondata is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located in the Monti della Meta area, about 130 km southeast of Rome and about 50 km east of Frosinone....
, Colli a Volturno
Colli a Volturno
Colli a Volturno is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 45 km west of Campobasso and about 11 km west of Isernia...
, Montaquila
Montaquila
Montaquila is a town and comune in the province of Isernia, in the Molise region of southern Italy.-External links:*...
, Pozzilli
Pozzilli
Pozzilli is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 50 km west of Campobasso and about 15 km southwest of Isernia...
, Rocchetta a Volturno
Rocchetta a Volturno
Rocchetta a Volturno is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 50 km west of Campobasso and about 13 km west of Isernia...
, Scapoli
Scapoli
Scapoli is a city and comune located in province of Isernia, which is part of the region of Molise, southern Italy.It is notable for its bagpipes museum and for the international bagpipe festival which, each year in the month of July, attracts pipers from around the world to come and perform in...
, Vallerotonda
Vallerotonda
Vallerotonda is a town and comune in the region of Lazio in central Italy, in the province of Frosinone. The commune is situated on the Apennine Mountains and forms part of the Comino Valley.-Geography:...
.