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Campobasso in Molise

San Felice del Molise

Province of Campobasso, Region Molise, Italy

The Locality: A few km from the Adriatic Sea, along the ancient track Ateleta-Biferno, this little town is a magical labyrinth of stairways, alleys and arches. The first mention of the existence of the town go back to the Norman times (11th century). A plague in 1495 killed large part of the population, so in 1518 from Larino, on request of Ettore Pappacoda, a colony of Slavic settlers were moved to repopulate San Felice, so that the population actually has a double Molisan and Croatian heritage.

INFO: Altitude: 548 m a.s.l -- Territory: hilly -- Population: ca. 800 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 86030 -- Phone Area Code: 0874
Patron Saint:San Felice Martire on 30 August -- Frazioni & Località: Bufalara, Castellelce, Montagna 3, Montagna 4.

WHAT TO SEE
  • Church of Santa Maria di Costantinopoli
  • Chapel of San Felice, built during the Norman time
  • SURNAMES: [93 different surnames presently recorded in the phone directory]
    (the number after each surname refers to the number of families - no number means one family)
    AGOSTINI * ARMANDO * BAGNOLI * BELLUCCI 4 * BERARDIS * BLASCETTA 7 * BOCCARDO * BRIENZA * BUTTINO 2 * CAPPABIANCA * CARLINO * CARUSO * CHILLI * CIPRESSI 3 * CISTRIANI * CLISSA 12 * COLANGELO 9 * COLELLA * COLONNA * CORDISCO 3 * D ALESSANDRO 5 * D'ANGELO 4 * D'ANTUONO * DANIELE 5 * DE LISA * DE LUCA * DE SANTIS 2 * DEL GESSO * DESIATO * DI CROCE 3 * DI FLORIO 2 * DI IULIO * FAIENZA * FERRANTE 5 * FERRARA * FRATAMICO 2 * FRISCO * GENOVA 20 * GENUA 2 * GIACCI 2 * GIORGETTA 3 * GISSI 2 * GLIOSCA * GRIMALDI 2 * IACOVINO * LALLI 2 * LIBERATORE * LISCIA 6 * LO BUE * LOMMA 3 * LUCCHESE 4 * MANCINI 5 * MANSO 18 * MANZO * MARTELLA * MASTRAGOSTINO * MATASSA 4 * MESSERE 5 * MINICUCCI * MONTAZZOLI 2 * MOSCUFO 3 * MOSCUPO * NORELLI 2 * PALMISCIANO 2 * PALUMBO 13 * PANNACCHIONI * PAOLONE * PELUCCA 3 * PERFETTO * PETRELLA 4 * PETRELLA CORDISCO * PETTA * PETTI 2 * PICCOLI 8 * PLESCIA 5 * PLESCIA GENOVA * QUAGLIA * QUICI * RADATTA 6 * ROBERTI * ROBERTO * ROSSI * SANTORO 4 * SAULINO * SECOLA * SILVESTRI * TRAVAGLINI 4 * TROLIO 2 * VALENTINI * VENTURINO * VERNA 3 * VIZZARRI 5 * ZARA 20 *