Pescolanciano is a comune

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 30 km northwest 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 12 km northeast 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 961 and an area of 34.0 km².

The municipality of Pescolanciano contains the frazione

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivision) la castagna.

Pescolanciano borders the following municipalities: Agnone

Agnone

Agnone is a city and comune in the province of Isernia, in the Molise region of southern Italy. Agnone is known for the manufacturing of bells by the Marinelli Bell Foundry. It is 22 miles northwest of Campobasso. The city of Agnone is complemented with other populated centers like Fontesambuco,...

, Carovilli

Carovilli

Carovilli is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 35 km northwest of Campobasso and about 14 km northeast of Isernia...

, Chiauci

Chiauci

Chiauci is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 25 km northwest of Campobasso and about 15 km northeast of Isernia...

, Civitanova del Sannio

Civitanova del Sannio

Civitanova del Sannio is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 25 km northwest of Campobasso and about 15 km northeast of Isernia...

, Miranda

Miranda, Italy

Miranda is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 35 km northwest of Campobasso and about 6 km north of Isernia...

, Pietrabbondante

Pietrabbondante

Pietrabbondante is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 30 km northwest of Campobasso and about 20 km northeast of Isernia....

, Sessano del Molise

Sessano del Molise

Sessano del Molise is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 30 km northwest of Campobasso and about 9 km northeast of Isernia...

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