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Region Molise Province Campobasso LUPARA

Lupara, Province Campobasso, Molise, Italy

The first historical mention was in 1148, when the place was under Ugone Marchisio. Later on it passed to the Luparia family, the Caracciolo and the Di Sangro, until Alessandro Marcello Pignone del Carretto who was the last lord when the feudal system was abolished in 1806.

Info

Altitude: 561 m a.s.l
Territory: hilly -- Population: ca. 600 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 86030 -- Phone Area Code: 0874
Patron Saint: S. Nicola on December 6

What to see

Ruins of the massive Medieval Castle
Church of Santa Maria Assunta; its facade preserves romanesque sculpture, among them the shape of a wolf, from which the place takes its name.

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Surnames in Lupara