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Province Isernia

Castel del Giudice, Province Isernia, Molise, Italy

In a picturesque position around a rock, surrounded by woods, the settlement is very ancient. It was the birthplace of Iacopo Caldora, a famous condottiere of the 15th century. Guglielmo Borrello was its first feudal lord, followed by the Corrado of Antiochia. In the 15th century its lords were the Caldora and Evoli family, followed by the D'Alessandro. After the Second World War the place was heavily bombed and almost completely rebuilt.

Info

Altitude: 800 m a.s.l -- Territory: mountainous -- Population: ca. 400 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 86080 -- Phone Area Code: 0865 -- Patron Saint: San Nicola, 1st Sunday in July

What to see

  • Church of San Nicola, rebuilt after the bombing of the second world war

Events

  • 3 September: feast of "Madonna in Saletto"
  • 6 December: feast of "Pagnotte di San Nicola".

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