Campodipietra

Campodipietra
Comune
Comune di Campodipietra

Coat of arms
Campodipietra
Location of Campodipietra in Italy
Coordinates: 41°33′N 14°45′E / 41.550°N 14.750°E / 41.550; 14.750
Country Italy
Region Molise
Province Campobasso (CB)
Government
  Mayor Giuseppe Notartomaso
Area
  Total 19.72 km2 (7.61 sq mi)
Elevation 520 m (1,710 ft)
Population (30 November 2017[1])
  Total 2,515
  Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Campopetresi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 86010
Dialing code 0874
Website Official website

Campodipietra is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Campobasso.

It was built on a rocky spur around the church of San Martino, which rises in the place of the ancient barons' castle, by a colony of German soldiers in the 13th century. The original borough was completely surrounded by walls, where only three doors opened. There is another smaller church, San Bonaventura, connected to a peculiar story: the inhabitants gathered there in 1705 to vote which should be their patron saint between San Bernardino from Siena and San Martino, and the latter was chosen.

Campodipietra borders the following municipalities: Campobasso, Ferrazzano, Gildone, Jelsi, San Giovanni in Galdo, Toro.

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.


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