Montagano

Montagano
Comune
Comune di Montagano
Abbey of Santa Maria di Faifoli.
Montagano
Location of Montagano in Italy
Coordinates: 41°39′N 14°40′E / 41.650°N 14.667°E / 41.650; 14.667Coordinates: 41°39′N 14°40′E / 41.650°N 14.667°E / 41.650; 14.667
Country Italy
Region Molise
Province Campobasso (CB)
Government
  Mayor Giuseppantonio Mariano
Area
  Total 26.5 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Elevation 803 m (2,635 ft)
Population (31 May 2016)[1]
  Total 1,082
  Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Montaganesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 86023
Dialing code 0874
Patron saint Sant' Alessandro
Website Official website

Montagano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Campobasso. Montagano rises on one side of the Biferno river, where once stood an ancient Samnite town where inhabitants in the 4th century B.C. sided with Hannibal against Rome.

Montagano is a beautiful and quaint, white stone village surrounded by farmland that borders the following municipalities: Limosano, Matrice, Petrella Tifernina, Ripalimosani.

References

  1. Data from ISTAT


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