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Pescopennataro

Province of Isernia, Molise region, Italy

In the early Middle Ages the small center belonged a the state called "Terra Burrelenzis". Its first feudal lord was Rodolfo di Cartinacio in the 13th century followed later, and up to the abolition of the feudal system in the early 19th century, by the Del Monaco family. The place was renowned in the centuries for its stonecarvers, who developed their trade thanks to the rich stone quarries in the territory.

Altitude: 1168 m a.s.l -- Territory: mountainous -- Population: ca. 400 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 86080 -- Phone Area Code: 0865 -- Patron Saint: S. Luca

WHAT TO SEE

Parish church of San Bartolomeo Apostolo

Chapel and Hermitage of San Luca

Picnic Area near the springs of the Rio Verde.

EVENTS

January 17: Feast for Sant'Antonio, with a huge bonfire in the village square and tables full of potatoes and sausages prepared according to the traditional recipes.

October: San Luca

SURNAMES: [61 different surnames presently recorded in the phone directory]

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

AMENDOLA * ANTENUCCI D'ABRUZZO 6 * ARDUINO * BARDELLI * BELLISARIO 4 * BENEDUCE 2 * BOMTEMPO * BONFIGLIO * BONTEMPO 5 * BUCCIGROSSI 2 * CARFAGNA 4 * CENCI 3 * CIAMPAGLIA * CONTESTABILE * D'AMBROSIO 4 * D'ORAZIO * DE LOLLIS * DE LUCIA * DE PLATO * DE SIMONE 2 * DE VINCENZO 2 * DEL CORSO 9 * DEL PAPA * DI CRISTINO 2 * DI GIULIO * DI MAIO * DI MUCCIO * DI PIETRO * DI RIENZO 4 * DI STEFANO 3 * DI TULLIO 2 * FAGNANI 4 * FALCIONE 3 * FORGIONE * FREZZA * GRANDE * IACOVETTA * LALLI 3 * LAPENNA * LITTERIO 24 * MADOCCI * MARCHETTI 6 * MARCOVECCHIO * MARGIOTTA 8 * MONACO 8 * MONTENERI * PANNUNZIO 2 * PASQUARELLI CARFAGNA 3 * RASTELLI * RICCI * ROSATO 2 * SALVIANI * SALZANO * SANTANGELO * SANTILLI 2 * SCIULLI 10 * SERAFINI * TEMPESTA 4 * TERRERI 11 * VISCO * VITAGLIANO *

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