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Isernia in Molise

Acquaviva d'Isernia

Province of Isernia, Region Molise, Italy

Findings of the Samnite period (7th-4th century AD) show that the settlement existed since very old times. The population lives mostly on agriculture and farming, and there is a rich production of cheeses. The local cuisine is based on mutton and goat meats. Traditionally a great bonfire is lit on the 21st January, before the Patron Feast.
Altitude: 730 m a.s.l -- Territory: mountainous -- Population: ca. 500 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 86080 -- Phone Area Code: 0865 -- Patron Saint: Sant'Anastasia, 22 January

WHAT TO SEE
  • Church of Sant'Anastasia, with a very beatiful architecture and fine decorations.
  • SURNAMES: [30 different surnames presently recorded in the phone directory]
    (the number after each surname refers to the number of families - no number means one family)
    ANASTASIO * BERARDI 7 * CAMPANA * CHIACCHIARI * CIUMMO 23 * COLICCHIO * CORICELLI * D'ANGELO * DELLE DONNE 3 * DI CRISTOFARO 2 * DI CRISTOFORO * DI FRANCO * DI GEROLAMO * DI MATTEO * FRACCHIOLLA * GENTILE 2 * MANCINI 5 * MASSUCCI 2 * PADULA 4 * PALA * PANZERA 6 * PETROCELII * PETROCELLI 37 * PRONI 9 * ROMANO * ROSSI 17 * SANTUCCI * SPADA * TARTAGLIONE 10 * TRAMONTANA * VISCUSI 4

    MESSAGES ABOUT THE PLACE
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  • Berardi, Ciummo, Tartaglione, Pansera
  • Ciummo
  • Petrocelli, Di Franco from Acquaviva d'Isernia and Forlì del Sannio
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