Molinara
Encyclopedia
Molinara is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Benevento
in the Italian
region Campania
, located about 80 km northeast of Naples
and about 20 km northeast of Benevento
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,907 and an area of 24.1 km².
Molinara borders the following municipalities: Foiano di Val Fortore
, San Giorgio La Molara
, San Marco dei Cavoti
.
The history of Molinara and the Molinaresi has been the subject of two books:
Fiorangelo Morrone, La storia di Molinara (Napoli, Arte Tipografica, 2004). This book deals with Molinara from its medieval origins to the present day.
Don Longo (Ed.), Terra lasci, terra trovi: from Molinara to Adelaide. The history of a southern Italian community in South Australia, 1927-2007 (Adelaide, Lythrum Press, 2010). This book deal with Molinarese migration to and settlement in Australia. The framing dates refer to the year the first Molinarese immigrants arrived in Australia (1927) and the 50th anniversary of the Feast of San Rocco in Adelaide (2007). The book includes a list of all immigrant arrivals to Australia from 1927 to 1971 (with the date of arrival, the name of the ship/flight number and the point of disembarkation), 80 proverbs each in Molinarese dialect, Italian and English, and family trees of the first generation immigrants together with their children and their children's spouses.
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 Benevento
Province of Benevento
The Province of Benevento is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Benevento.It has an area of 2,071 km², and a total population of 289,455...
in the Italian
Italy
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region Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
, located about 80 km northeast of Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
and about 20 km northeast of Benevento
Benevento
Benevento is a town and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 km northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill 130 m above sea-level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino and Sabato...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,907 and an area of 24.1 km².
Molinara borders the following municipalities: Foiano di Val Fortore
Foiano di Val Fortore
Foiano di Val Fortore is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region of Campania, located about 80 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km northeast of Benevento...
, San Giorgio La Molara
San Giorgio La Molara
San Giorgio La Molara is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 70 km northeast of Naples and about 20 km northeast of Benevento...
, San Marco dei Cavoti
San Marco dei Cavoti
San Marco dei Cavoti is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located near the Fortore River valley.San Marco is one of the best-known places in Italy for the production of torrone...
.
The history of Molinara and the Molinaresi has been the subject of two books:
Fiorangelo Morrone, La storia di Molinara (Napoli, Arte Tipografica, 2004). This book deals with Molinara from its medieval origins to the present day.
Don Longo (Ed.), Terra lasci, terra trovi: from Molinara to Adelaide. The history of a southern Italian community in South Australia, 1927-2007 (Adelaide, Lythrum Press, 2010). This book deal with Molinarese migration to and settlement in Australia. The framing dates refer to the year the first Molinarese immigrants arrived in Australia (1927) and the 50th anniversary of the Feast of San Rocco in Adelaide (2007). The book includes a list of all immigrant arrivals to Australia from 1927 to 1971 (with the date of arrival, the name of the ship/flight number and the point of disembarkation), 80 proverbs each in Molinarese dialect, Italian and English, and family trees of the first generation immigrants together with their children and their children's spouses.