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Isernia in Molise

Castel San Vincenzo

Province of Isernia, Molise region, Italy

Against the background of the Matese, the town is formed by two different settlements which joined together, Castellone al Volturno and San Vincenzo al Volturno. Castel San Vincenzo rose as a fortress in defense of San Vincenzo al Volturno, and was part of a system of castles that protected the Benedictines against Saracen. Very soon the settlement grew with families working in the fields of the monastery. In 1442 it became independent and in 1585 came under the rule of the De Regina family, who were lords of the place until feudalism was abolished in 1807.
Altitude: 748 m a.s.l -- Territory: mountainous -- Population: ca. 1000 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 86071 -- Phone Area Code: 0865

WHAT TO SEE
  • Parish church, hosting two processional crosses, the work of goldsmiths from Sulmona in the 15th century.
  • Artificial Lake of Castel San Vincenzo, with a panoramic road all around.
  • Excursion into the Mainarde.
  • Abbey of San Vincenzo al Volturno, ancient Benedectine monastery, one of the greatest in southern Italy, founded in the 8th century AD.
  • SURNAMES: [85 different surnames presently recorded in the phone directory]
    (the number after each surname refers to the number of families - no number means one family)
    ADELFI * AMODEI * AMOROSO 4 * BARONE * BIANCHI * BOSSA 2 * CAPASSO * CAPOCCI * CAPORASO * CARRACILLO 9 * CHINELLI * CIMINO 2 * CLARIDGE * COLANTONIO 4 * COLANTUONO 2 * D'AGNELLI * D'AGOSTINO 2 * D'AMICO 3 * DE LUCA 2 * DE SIERO * DI CICCO 6 * DI CIUCCIO 2 * DI CIUCIO * DI CRISTOFANO 2 * DI FUSCO * DI IORIO * DI LULIO 2 * DI MATTEO 2 * DI MEO 2 * DI MICHELE * DI NARDO 3 * DI PALMA * DI PASCALE DI NARDO * DI SALVO PAOLONE * DI SILVESTRO 6 * DI VINCENZI * DI VITO 9 * FATTORE 7 * FAZIO 2 * FEDERICO 3 * FIORINI * GALLO * GAROFALO * GENNARELLI * GIOIA * GRANDE * GUALANO 3 * IANNOTTA 17 * IANNUCCI * IULIANO * IZZI 2 * MAIELLO * MANSELLI 2 * MARANDOLA 2 * MARCOCCI PAGLIAROLI * MARGIOTTA 2 * MARTINO 5 * MARZULLO 11 * MAZZOCCO 8 * MICHELETTI * MILANO * MINISCALCO 4 * NOTARDONATO BARONE 3 * NOTARDONATO 13 * ORFEO * PAGANO * PAGLIAROLI 2 * PALIFERRO 4 * PAOLONE 3 * PARENTE 3 * PENTA * PIRRO 2 * PONTARELLI 2 * PURCIANI * RADDI 2 * RICCI * SANTONE * SANTUCCI * SAVAIANO * SAVELLI 2 * SCARSELLA 2 * STAFFIERI * SYLVESTER * VACCA 2 * VILLANO *