Toro, Italy
Encyclopedia
Toro is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Campobasso
in the Italian
region Molise
, located about 8 km east of Campobasso
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Toro borders the following municipalities: Campodipietra
, Jelsi
, Monacilioni
, Pietracatella
, San Giovanni in Galdo
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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 8 km east 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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Toro borders the following municipalities: Campodipietra
Campodipietra
Campodipietra is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 7 km east of Campobasso....
, 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....
, Monacilioni
Monacilioni
Monacilioni is a small town northeast of Campobasso, Italy. Monacilioni was originally shaped in a circular fashion with one main intersecting street. During the latter half of the 20th century, a significant portion of the town was destroyed in a series of landslides. In the 1990s, much of the...
, Pietracatella
Pietracatella
Pietracatella is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 15 km east of Campobasso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,543 and an area of 50.0 km²....
, San Giovanni in Galdo
San Giovanni in Galdo
San Giovanni in Galdo is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region of Molise, located about 7 km east of Campobasso....
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