Filignano
Filignano | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Filignano | |
 Town hall and church square | |
 Filignano within the Province of Isernia | |
Location of Filignano  | |
  Filignano Location of Filignano in Italy  Filignano Filignano (Molise) | |
| Coordinates: 41°32′42.94″N 14°3′23.9″E / 41.5452611°N 14.056639°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Molise |
| Province | Isernia (IS) |
| Frazioni | Bottazzella, Cerasuolo, Cerreto, Collemacchia, Franchitti, Frunzo, Lagoni, Mastrogiovanni, Mennella, Selvone, Valerio, Valle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Federica Cocozza |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.88 km2 (11.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 647 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Filignanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 86074 |
| Dialing code | 0865 |
| Website | Official website |
Filignano is an Italian comune (municipality) of the Province of Isernia, in the region Molise.
History
[edit]The village was first mentioned in 962 and elevated to autonomous municipality in 1840, when it was separated from Pozzilli.[3][4]
Geography
[edit]Filignano is located 74 kilometres (46 mi) west of Campobasso, 24 kilometres (15 mi) southwest of Isernia, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of Venafro, and 34 kilometres (21 mi) east of Cassino. It is a hill town surrounded by the Mainarde mountain range, in the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park.
The municipal territory, bordering with the region of Lazio and not too far from Campania, borders with the municipalities of Acquafondata (FR), Colli a Volturno, Montaquila, Pozzilli, Rocchetta a Volturno, Scapoli, and Vallerotonda (FR).[5] It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Bottazzella, Cerasuolo, Cerreto, Collemacchia, Franchitti, Frunzo, Lagoni, Mastrogiovanni, Mennella, Selvone, Valerio, and Valle.
In the municipality there is a small community of Italian Scots, children and grandchildren of Filignanese immigrants, returning from Scotland.[4][6][7]
People
[edit]- Mario Lanza (1921-1959), Italian-American tenor and actor. Lanza's father was originally from Filignano. The town hosts a Mario Lanza festival every August.
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ (in Italian) Source: Istat 2013
- ^ (in Italian) Historical infos about Filignano
- ^ a b (in Italian) Filignano on Volturno Mountain Community website Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 41373 Filignano on OpenStreetMap
- ^ (in Italian) Article about Filignanese Scots (molisenetwork.net)
- ^ (in Italian) Article about the "2012 Scottish Festival" of Filignano (venafrano.org)
- ^ i.e. "Town Hall Square"
External links
[edit]
- Official website (in Italian)
- "Filignano" (Map). Google Maps.
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