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Fornelli

Province of Isernia, Molise region, Italy

Near the Vardia river, on top of a hill facing Colle Ginestra where there are ruins of an ancient Italic acropolis, Fornelli was first recorded in the 10th century as one of the castles erected to defend the monastery of San Vincenzo al Volturno. The name most probably derives from the presence in the area of a large oven (=forno) to bake clay bricks used for construction works. The original name was Fornello changed into Fornelli in the 18th century. During WW2, on 4 october 1942, the Germans in repression of the resistance of the village, executed the podestà (=mayor) Giuseppe Laurelli and another five citizens for which Fornelli was given a medal to military valor.

Altitude: 530 m a.s.l -- Territory: mountainous -- Population: ca. 2000 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 86070 -- Phone Area Code: 0865 -- Patron Saint: San Pietro Martire celebrated on April 29 -- Frazioni & Località: Bivio, Castello, Alluoro, Chiuselle, Madonna Delle Grazie, Masserie Della Canala, Masserie Ferretti

WHAT TO SEE

The Parish Church, dedicated to San Michele Arcangelo, with its charatheristic portal.

Palazzo Vecchio

EVENTS

A week before Easter: the "tuzza"

October: Vintage Feast

SURNAMES: [109 different surnames presently recorded in the phone directory]

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

AMOROSO * ANGIOLILLI 9 * APOLLONIO 11 * ARMENTI 2 * BELLIERO * BERARDICELLI 2 * BRUSCO * BUCCI 5 * CAPALDI * CAPONE * CARDINES * CASTALDI 23 * CECCHETTI * CELENTANO * CENTRACCHIO 6 * CERASUOLO * CIARLANTE * CICCONE * CICERONE * CIPOLLA 5 * CIUMMO 2 * COLETTA 9 * COLICCHIO 2 * D'AGOSTINO 4 * D'ALESSANDRO * D'AMICO * DE IORIO S * DE MARCHIS * DI CARLO 44 * DI DONATO * DI FIORE CENTRACCHIO 2 * DI GIACOMO 4 * DI IORIO 3 * DI MAIO * DI MARTINO 4 * DI PALMA * DI PILLA * DI PLACIDO * DI PRIMIO * DI SANDRO * DI SCALA * FACENDA 2 * FATTORE 2 * FAVELLATO 7 * FAZZINI 2 * FERNANDEZ * FERRETTI * FORMICHELLI * FRABOTTA * GUGLIELMI 2 * IALONGO * IANATA * IMUNDI * IONATA 13 * IULIANI * IULIANO 5 * LAGELLOTTA * LANCELLOTTA 25 * LANGELLOTTA * LAURELLI 3 * LEMME 5 * LEVA 15 * LOMBARDI 3 * MAGLIOLI 24 * MAITINO * MANCO 2 * MARILUNGO * MARTELLA * MARTONE * MASSUCCI * MAZZOCCO 2 * MILANO * ORESTI * OTTAVIANO * PADRONE * PADULA * PADULO * PANNONI 4 * PANNUNZIO * PENTA * PETRANGELO 14 * PETRARCA 93 * PETROCELLI * PIETRANGELO APOLLONIO * PILLA 2 * PINNA * PINTO * PROCACCINI * RANUCCI * ROSSI 15 * SANTILLI 18 * SASSATELLI * SEGUELLA * SENERCHIA 7 * SIMONUTTI PETRARCA * STAFFIERI * SUCCI 6 * TARQUINIO 2 * TEDESCHI 10 * TOMEI * UCCI 26 * VALERIO * VENDITTI * VENEZIALE 9 * VERTE 5 * VILLANI * VIZZACCARO 2 * VOLPE 2 * ZOLLET *

MESSAGES ABOUT THE PLACE

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Petrarca

Ucci, Zarlenga

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