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Campobasso in Molise

Tavenna

Province of Campobasso, Region Molise, Italy

The Locality: The place was recorded in 1608 as Castel Tavenna, and in 1656 as Castel di Tabenna. The Aragonese lords in the 14th century introduced to populate the area and farm the lands a group of Slavic settlers, as happened in many other places in Molise. There are many traditions still maintained among the population, as the making of bitter liquors and other healthy beverages according to local recipes, and the tombolo lacework.

INFO: Altitude: 552 m a.s.l -- Territory: hilly, coastline -- Population: ca. 1000 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 86030 -- Phone Area Code: 0875
Patron Saint:San Giorgio on 23 April

WHAT TO SEE
  • Church of Santa Maria di Costantinopoli, 1770
  • SURNAMES: [ different surnames presently recorded in the phone directory]
    (the number after each surname refers to the number of families - no number means one family)
    ACIERNO * BASSANA * BASSANO * BELLAFRONTE 2 * BENEDETTO 4 * BERCHICCI * BLARDI 8 * BORRELLI * BUCHICCHIO 2 * CALANDRA * CANAPANO 5 * CARUSONE * CASCIATI 3 * CASCIERO 7 * CIANCI 2 * CIANFAGNA 2 * CIRULLI 2 * COLANERI 2 * COLECCHIA * CONSIGLIO * CRECCHIA 8 * CROCE * D'ADDIEGO 2 * D'ALOISI * D'ALOISIO 2 * D'AMORE * D'ANDREA * D'AULERIO * D'ELIA * D'ORTONA 4 * DE NOTARIS 2 * DEI RISI 3 * DEL GESSO 25 * DEL SOLE 6 * DESIATO * DI CICCO 2 * DI CREDICO * DI DONATO * DI LENA 14 * DI PAOLA * DI SABATINO 2 * DORTONA * DRAGANI * ERGASTI * FRANCESCHINI * FUSCO * FUSILLO * GAETA * GALANTE * GALLINA * GAROFANO * GENOVA * GENTILE 5 * GIANNETTI * GRECO * GRIMALDI * IAVICOLI * IULIANO 3 * IURESCIA 23 * JULIANO * LA MELZA * LABBROZZI * LAMELZA 25 * LEMME 4 * MANCINI 9 * MANES * MANZI 2 * MANZO * MARCOVICCHIO 3 * MAREGLIA 6 * MASTROGIUSEPPE * MASTRONARDI 2 * MATTIACCIO 6 * MINCIONE 4 * MONTELATEGLIA 2 * MONTEODORISIO 3 * MORAN * MURETTA 11 * NUOZZI 30 * PACE 3 * PASSUCCI * PELLICCIA 2 * PEPE * PETITTI * PEZZOTTA 2 * POLLICE 3 * QUARANTA 2 * ROBERTI * SABELLA 2 * SALADINO * SALE * SALOMONE * SCARLATO 5 * SIROLLI * SORIANO 19 * SPADANUDA 3 * SPINOZZI * TALIA * TOZZI 2 * TRANCHETTI 2 * TRIDONE 2 * TRIVELLI * VOZZA * ZACCARDI 2 * ZARA 36