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Regions in Italy Region Molise Province Campobasso Comune PIETRACUPA

Pietracupa

Province of Campobasso, Region Molise, Italy

The Locality: The little town, with its ancient, medieval center, rises on a rocky spur in a very picturesque position. the fiefdom belonged in 1269 to Ugo di Brianzio, then passed in the 14th century to the D'Alemagna, then to the Carafa, followed by the Gaetani and the Della Marra, until thelast feudal lords, the Francone family. A very impressive tradition, the "nducciata", is repeated on Christmas Eve, when the people of the village lit torches to "warm up Jesus".

INFO: Altitude: 695 m a.s.l
Territory: mountainous -- Population: ca. 250 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 86020 -- Phone Area Code: 0874
Patron Saint: S. Gregorio Papa on 10 September -- Frazioni & Località: Pietracupa, Piana di Sciarra

WHAT TO SEE

Church of Santissimo Sacramento

SURNAMES: [57 different surnames presently recorded in the phone directory]

(the number after each surname refers to the number of families - no number means one family)

ACQUAROLI * ADDUCCHIO * ADDUOCCHIO * ALTOBELLI * BASSANO * BRUNETTI * CACCHIONE * CAMELI * CAMILLO 7 * CAPELLI * CARNEVALE 2 * CAROSONE 3 * CAROVILLANO * CIARMELA 2 * CIAVARI 4 * CIAVARRO 2 * CICCARELLA * CIECARELLA * COLLI * DEL MONACO SALVATORE * DELMONACO 7 * DI CLAUDIO * DI IORIO 21 * DI IORIO DE SOCIO * DI IORIO GUERRIERO * DI PASQUO * DI RISIO * DI SARRO 7 * DI TELLA * DURANTE 6 * FAZIOLI * FIERRO * FIORE * FUSARO * GALLO 3 * GRANDE 2 * GUGLIELMI 10 * GUZMANBRAVO * IANNACONE * LA GUARDIA * LOMBARDI * MANCINO * MARCHETTA * MEALE IULIANO * PALOMBA * PIEDIMONTE * PORCHETTA 5 * ROMPICONE * RUSSO 2 * SALIOLA DI IORIO * SALIOLA 5 * SANTILLI 12 * SARDELLA 3 * SOLLAZZO * TAVANIELLO * TULLO PERGOLA * VANGA 2 *

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