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Toro

Province of Campobasso, Region Molise, Italy

The Locality: The little town rises along the tratturo (shepherds' track) going from Abruzzo to Apulia, and its economy was therefore heavily dependent onthe pastoral economy. With the crisis of the age-old sistem of seasonal migration of shepherds and flocks after the unity of Italy in 1860, also Toro suffered heavily and gave a heavy contribution to emigration, with over two-thirds of its population. Among the many descendants of emigrants, also the Brazilian musician Toquinho, whose grandfather emigrated to Sao Paulo.

History - The name first appears in historical records in 1092 when the lord of Limosano, Roberto di Tristano, donated it to the benedictine Abbey of Santa Sofia, and consequently Toro remained a church fiefdom dependent from the diocesis of Benevento until 1785.

INFO: Altitude: 606 m a.s.l -- Territory: hilly -- Population: ca. 1500 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 86018 -- Phone Area Code: 0874
Patron Saint:S. Mercurio Martire on 26 August -- Frazioni & Località:

WHAT TO SEE

The Convent of Santa Maria di Loreto, built in 1592 by the Frati Minori Osservanti.

Church of San Salvatore, with inside an interesting medieval stone basin

SURNAMES: [166 different surnames presently recorded in the phone directory]

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

ANTONUCCI 5 * ASTORE * AVERSANO STABILE * BALILLA * BARBIERO * BERARDI * BERSAGLIERI * BOZZA * BREVAL * BRUNO 2 * CAPORICCI * CAROLLA * CARUSO 6 * CASSETTA * CASTIELLO * CIACCIA * CIANCIULLO * CICCOTELLI * CIOCCA 7 * COFELICE 12 * COLIA * COLLEDANCHISE 8 * CONTENTI * COSCIA * CREDICO * CUTRONE 9 * D'AMICO 3 * D'ATTELLIS * D'AUDER * D'AVANTI * D'ELIA * DASSER * DE CESARE * DE LUCA * DE MARCO * DE MICHELE 5 * DE RENZIS 3 * DE RUBERTIS * DE SANCTIS 3 * DE SOCCIO * DE SOCIO 3 * DEL CERCHIO * DEL COLLE * DEL GROSSO * DEL ROSSO * DEL ZINGARO 6 * DI BONA 3 * DI CARLO 2 * DI CESARE * DI CRISCIO * DI DOMENICO 4 * DI FLORIO * DI GIROLAMO * DI GIRONIMO 5 * DI IORIO 5 * DI MICCO 2 * DI PAOLO * DI RENZO 1 * EGIZI * EVANGELISTA 14 * FABALE * FALCONE * FANELLI 3 * FARINA * FARINACCI 5 * FARINACCIO * FAZIO * FELICE 3 * FERRARA 3 * FERRAZZANO 5 * FERRONE * FINO 3 * FIORE * FOLCHI * FRACASSO 10 * FRANCALANCIA 7 * FUNICELLA * GAGLIARDI 2 * GARZONE * GEREMIA * GERMANO * GIANGIACOMO 2 * GIULIANI 3 * GIULIANO 4 * GRIMALDI * GROSSO 8 * IACADORO * IACOBACCI 17 * IACOBUCCI 11 * IANNONE * IOSUE' 2 * LAMENTA 4 * LAURELLI 2 * LISTORTI 2 * LOMBARDO * LOPEZ * LUMINIELLO * MANCINI * MANCINO 2 * MANOCCHIO * MARCUCCI 4 * MARINO * MARTINO 6 * MASCIA IACOBACCI 2 * MASTROFRANCESCO 2 * MASTROPIETRO * MAURELLI * MAZZARINO 5 * MAZZIALE * MIGNOGNA 9 * MIOZZI 8 * MIRAGLIA 5 * MITRA 3 * MOFFA 10 * MUCCIGROSSO 2 * NARDOLILLO 2 * NARDOZZA 5 * NAZZARIO 2 * ORIENTE * PADULO * PALLANTE 4 * PANICHELLA * PARZIALE 23 * PASSARELLI 5 * PAVENTI * PELLEGRINO * PELUSO 7 * PENNETTA * PICCIANO * PIETRANTUONO * PIFALO 2 * PILLA * PISTILLO * PIUNNO 2 * POZZUTO * QUERCIO 5 * QUICQUARO 6 * RAUSO 2 * RICELLA 6 * ROSSI 3 * ROSSITTO * ROSSODIVITA 10 * RUGGIERO 5 * SALVATORE 5 * SANTILLO 2 * SANTOPUOLI * SANTORO * SASSANO 1 * SCARNATA * SCIANDRA 3 * SERPONE 11 * SFORZA * SIMONELLI 15 * SIVILLA * SPALLONE 2 * SPINA 2 * TIMPERIO 2 * TRABOSCIA * TRISTANO * TROMBA 14 * TROTTA * TUCCI 14 * VASSALOTTI 2 * VENA * VITONE * ZITO *

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