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Roccasicura

Province of Isernia, Molise region, Italy

The small town rises amid forests and an abundance of small streams and springs, forming typical small waterfalls especially in winter. In historical documents the name was originally Roccasicona. the feudal lords that ruled over this territory were the Collalto, Carafa and Evoli. In the 20th century there was a very large emigration, especially to the New York area, canada and Switzerland.

Altitude: 864 m a.s.l
-- Population: ca. 600 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 86080 -- Phone Area Code: 0865 -- Patron Saint: San Leonardo celebrated on November 6

WHAT TO SEE

Parish church of San Leonardo

Church of San Nicola

Sanctuary of Madonna di Vallisbona, 3 km from the town, where an ancient painting is kept, found, according to the tradition, by a young sheperdess who saw the Virgin Mary; celebrations are held on the second Sunday in September.

Civic Tower

The Palazzo Baronale

EVENTS

August: Festival of "Pizzelle e Vino alla Ciotola"

SURNAMES: [74 different surnames presently recorded in the phone directory]

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

ANDREANO * ANGELONE 4 * BERARDI * BILLE * BORRIELLO * BRACONE * BUCCI 7 * CALDARONE * CAMPANELLI * CAPRETTA 6 * CARANO 2 * CIARLONE 3 * COLAIANNI * CONTE * CUTONE * D'AGOSTINO 6 * D'ANDREA * D'EVOLI 2 * DELLE NOCI * DI BENEDETTO 14 * DI FALCO * DI FIORE * DI FRANCO 2 * DI GIROLAMO 6 * DI IORIO * DI MARTINO * DI PASQUO * DI PIETRANTONIO * DI PLACIDO * DI PLACITO 4 * DI SILVIO * DI TOMO * DI TULLIO 4 * DI VITO 8 * ESSEDI DI SACCOMANNO * FINELLI * FRANCESCHETTI 5 * FRANCESCONE 4 * FRATE * FUNARO 7 * GIOIOSA 9 * IAMURRI 2 * IANNACITO 7 * IERINO' * ISACCHI 2 * IZZO * LEPORE 4 * LETTIERI 2 * LOMBARDI 32 * LOMBARDOZZI 4 * MILANO CAMPANELLI 5 * ONORATO * PAGANELLI * PALANGE * PALANGI 3 * PANICONI * PANNUNZIO * PAOLANTONIO * PARISI * PICILLI PECE * QUARISINI LOMBARDOZZI * RICCHIUTI 3 * RICCHIUTO * RICCIONE * RICCIUTI 5 * ROSSI * SACCOMANNO 2 * SCARPITTI 4 * SIMIONI * SIRACO * SIRAVO * SORRENTINO * VANNUCCINI * VITALE *

MESSAGES ABOUT THE PLACE

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Parisi

Scarpitto/Scarpitti and Iannacito/Tannacito

Iannacito, Scarpitto

Palange

Lombardozzi

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