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 20 km south 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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The archaeological site of Saepinum
Saepinum
Saepinum was a Samnite town located c. 15 km south of the modern Campobasso . Saepinum was on the ancient road from Beneventum to Corfinium....
is located nearby. Sepino borders the following municipalities: Cercemaggiore
Cercemaggiore
Cercemaggiore is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 12 km southeast of Campobasso....
, 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....
, Guardiaregia
Guardiaregia
Guardiaregia is a small mountain town in the Province of Campobasso, Molise, southern Italy. Their patron saint is San Nicola di Bari, otherwise known as St. Nicholas.There was a vast number of immigrants to Canada and the USA during the second World War...
, 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...
, Pietraroja
Pietraroja
Pietraroja is a mountain comune , rich of water sources, woods and healthy air, inthe province of Benevento in Campania, southern Italy. It is c. 50 km by car from Benevento, in direction north-west, 83 km from Naples in direction north-east and c...
, San Giuliano del Sannio
San Giuliano del Sannio
San Giuliano del Sannio is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 13 km south of Campobasso...
, Sassinoro
Sassinoro
Sassinoro is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 70 km northeast of Naples and about 30 km northwest of Benevento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 635 and an area of 13.2 km².Sassinoro borders the following...
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